Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grinders sea temperature is
18.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111212121114138988888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272293435689292503166518320123220517314013316913510786518048525473
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.93
5:35PM
1.68
5:36AM
1.85
6:22PM
1.63
6:06AM
1.75
7:09PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.31
11:27PM
0.52
12:05PM
0.31
12:06AM
0.67
12:42PM
0.33
12:46AM
0.80
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset----8:50-------8:49-------8:49---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151922191614131314141514141313141416171716161515
Feels °C (?)91315121110999910910109111113141312141313
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Grinders surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Grinders at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest