Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
418
476
463
418
231
711
795
1308
1109
1179
2944
9520
4703
4234
9071
7327
5982
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:08PM1.32m
11:08AM1.54m
9:31PM1.28m
12:05PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.50m
5:09PM1.09m
4:35AM0.48m
6:15PM1.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
7
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
7
7
6
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
1
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
5
5
4
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