Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 360 | 305 | 238 | 408 | 310 | 245 | 242 | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 91 | 100 | 91 | 159 | 1344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.88m | 3:13PM1.90m | 3:56AM1.86m | 3:44PM1.84m | 4:35AM1.81m | 4:14PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.14m | 9:50AM0.52m | 10:09PM0.15m | 10:26AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 485 | 360 | 305 | 238 | 408 | 310 | 245 | 242 | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 91 | 65 | 83 | 159 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 40 | 31 | 149 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 100 | 91 | 23 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 166 | 161 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 80 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 49 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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