Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 1297 | 1279 | 1314 | 1527 | 1856 | 2102 | 2290 | 1953 | 1743 | 1551 | 1288 | 1133 | 955 | 883 | 783 | 684 | 649 | 551 | 516 | 477 | 471 | 380 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.47m | 11:27AM1.65m | 11:36PM1.60m | 12:15PM1.71m | 00:38AM1.74m | 12:56PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.47m | 5:37PM0.67m | 5:54AM0.45m | 6:27PM0.48m | 6:48AM0.44m | 7:09PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1297 | 1279 | 1314 | 1527 | 1856 | 2102 | 2290 | 1953 | 1743 | 1551 | 1288 | 1133 | 955 | 883 | 783 | 684 | 649 | 551 | 516 | 477 | 471 | 380 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 210 | 224 | 227 | 135 | 90 | 80 | 53 | 52 | 25 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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