Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 844 | 931 | 909 | 783 | 763 | 666 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 410 | 410 | 350 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.30m | 10:06AM1.39m | 11:08PM1.43m | 11:05AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.84m | 4:37PM0.74m | 5:14AM0.83m | 5:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 844 | 931 | 909 | 783 | 763 | 666 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 410 | 410 | 350 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 8 | — | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 206 | 2 | 2 |
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