Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 693 | 574 | 558 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 453 | 549 | 503 | 345 | 361 | 288 | 672 | 808 | 690 | 876 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.59m | 2:51PM1.85m | 3:07AM1.66m | 3:16PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.55m | 8:29AM0.40m | 9:07PM0.44m | 9:05AM0.45m | 9:35PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 693 | 574 | 558 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 453 | 549 | 503 | 345 | 361 | 288 | 672 | 66 | 87 | 385 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 14 | SSW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | — | 149 | 186 | 123 | 329 | 35 | 37 | — | 80 | 159 | 147 | 95 | 67 | — | 5 | 59 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 148 | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | 24 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 808 | 690 | 876 | 690 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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