Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Grinders today (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
1 PM
4 PM
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
19
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
156
130
277
577
1682
1837
2678
2901
6080
4893
7045
5711
4623
4117
3513
2045
1942
1556
2010
2662
3436
3861
4001
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM1.41m
2:19PM1.86m
1:54AM1.44m
2:51PM1.87m
2:37AM1.47m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.81m
7:26AM0.32m
8:34PM0.74m
8:05AM0.34m
9:08PM0.67m
8:42AM0.37m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
3
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
4
2
1
0
3
4
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
166
156
130
277
313
1682
1837
2678
2982
2325
1941
1649
1330
1428
1253
1169
1186
1556
2010
2662
3436
3861
4001
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.1
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
Energy kJ
1
41
62
60
577
5
99
381
494
620
552
427
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
W
4
0.5
NW
4
2.4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
20
13
16
19
21
24
33
6
2901
6080
4893
7045
5711
4623
4117
3513
2045
1942
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
1
4
1
4
1
3
5
Distance (km)
532
532
532
402
557
533
558
568
558
544
2
2
16
2
2
2
2
528
16
206
2
206
191
82
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Rating
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6
7
7
6
6
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5
5
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5
5
5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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