Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
SW
20
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
351
134
158
119
133
133
88
65
134
234
263
311
442
861
812
651
560
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM1.24m
11:35AM1.53m
10:44PM1.28m
12:17PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:37PM1.10m
4:07AM0.59m
5:48PM0.98m
5:17AM0.56m
6:29PM0.84m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
9
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
5
7
11
12
10
9
7
5
5
9
9
10
9
8
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