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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 263 | 355 | 319 | 2047 | 374 | 367 | 1485 | 723 | 324 | 479 | 908 | 1065 | 1080 | 1095 | 1049 | 907 | 732 | 651 | 590 | 494 | 437 | 316 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09PM 1.70 | 3:26AM 2.13 | 3:04PM 1.73 | 4:09AM 2.09 | 3:58PM 1.71 | 4:50AM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.66 | 8:36PM -0.09 | 9:33AM 0.59 | 9:26PM -0.01 | 10:19AM 0.52 | 10:14PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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