Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.9° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1414141413131371312121011121214147888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404293285281253242166163273181281226881661772928208180187246195132165160
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
SSW
20
NE
25
N
25
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
5
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
2.00
4:47PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.93
5:35PM
1.68
5:36AM
1.85
6:22PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.36
10:46PM
0.37
11:28AM
0.31
11:27PM
0.52
12:05PM
0.31
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:11-----
Sunset------8:50-------8:50-------8:49-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C161619343929241919171519211816141313141515141313
Feels °C (?)14121630342521181712913141110108881099910
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