Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 4PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1875 | 1925 | 1900 | 1850 | 1666 | 1475 | 1275 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | 874 | 722 | 712 | 515 | 412 | 362 | 299 | 241 | 238 | 315 | 137 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.68m | 3:09AM2.16m | 2:42PM1.74m | 3:51AM2.15m | 3:25PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.61m | 8:21PM-0.06m | 9:14AM0.59m | 9:05PM-0.11m | 9:54AM0.58m | 9:49PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1875 | 1925 | 1900 | 1850 | 1666 | 1475 | 1275 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | 874 | 722 | 712 | 515 | 412 | 362 | 299 | 241 | 238 | — | 73 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 376 | 376 | 268 | 283 | 67 | 70 | 127 | 61 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 126 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 315 | 137 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 2 | 0 |
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