Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 243 | 212 | 204 | 223 | 185 | 213 | 195 | 336 | 418 | 476 | 463 | 418 | 284 | 811 | 730 | 1204 | 1124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.39m | 9:56AM1.49m | 8:08PM1.32m | 11:08AM1.54m | 9:31PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.48m | 3:36PM1.12m | 3:28AM0.50m | 5:09PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 253 | 243 | 212 | 204 | 223 | 185 | 213 | 195 | 336 | 418 | 476 | 463 | 418 | 231 | 811 | 730 | 1204 | 1124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 82 | 221 | 19 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 284 | 42 | 42 | — | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 71 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 58 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 533 | 344 | 338 | 338 | 23 | 564 |
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