Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Grinders today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
1983
1694
1630
1359
1203
1006
1019
1076
1299
1701
1822
2456
248
293
447
350
290
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:50AM1.89m
4:17PM1.77m
5:38AM1.81m
4:56PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.04m
10:39AM0.70m
10:53PM0.06m
11:21AM0.81m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
10
10
7
8
5
6
7
8
9
11
13
13
10
10
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