Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 546 | 385 | 355 | 412 | 489 | 424 | 763 | 795 | 834 | 1027 | 4267 | 4312 | 1456 | 1605 | 5889 | 2173 | 2444 | 2413 | 2413 | 2119 | 2093 | 1753 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.65m | 8:16PM1.50m | 10:49AM1.69m | 9:54PM1.48m | 11:52AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.21m | 3:10PM1.06m | 3:27AM0.25m | 4:43PM0.98m | 4:47AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 553 | 546 | 385 | 355 | 412 | 489 | 424 | 763 | 795 | 834 | 1027 | 1225 | 1438 | 1456 | 1605 | 1869 | 2173 | 2444 | 2413 | 2413 | 2119 | 2093 | 1753 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 4 | — | SW 20 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 139 | 162 | 2 | 51 | 91 | 4 | — | 138 | 45 | 77 | — | — | 47 | 45 | — | 118 | 83 | 42 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 108 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4267 | 4312 | — | — | 5889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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