Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 2PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
777
861
774
844
931
909
783
763
666
605
566
479
472
472
472
479
479
410
410
350
293
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58AM1.41m
9:38PM1.30m
10:06AM1.39m
11:08PM1.43m
11:05AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.85m
3:46AM0.84m
4:37PM0.74m
5:14AM0.83m
5:28PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:26
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6:26
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6:24
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7:47
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7:49
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7:50
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1
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1
1
1
9
15
7
6
3
3
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Temp °C
20
27
29
29
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
18
23
25
27
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
12
10
8
8
10
10
9
7
8
5
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