Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 2AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2066 | 2066 | 1882 | 1663 | 1434 | 1434 | 1341 | 1368 | 1206 | 1102 | 961 | 834 | 722 | 712 | 545 | 545 | 514 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.67m | 1:25PM1.90m | 1:36AM1.77m | 2:04PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.62m | 6:55AM0.25m | 7:37PM0.44m | 7:46AM0.28m | 8:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2066 | 2066 | 1882 | 1663 | 1434 | 1434 | 1341 | 1368 | 1206 | 1102 | 961 | 834 | 722 | 712 | 545 | 545 | 514 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 72 | 40 | — | 78 | 119 | 131 | 126 | 113 | 56 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 77 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 77 | 42 | 42 |
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