Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2033 | 1983 | 1694 | 1630 | 1359 | 1203 | 1006 | 1019 | 1076 | 1299 | 1701 | 1822 | 2456 | 248 | 293 | 447 | 350 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:50AM1.89m | 4:17PM1.77m | 5:38AM1.81m | 4:56PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.04m | 10:39AM0.70m | 10:53PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2033 | 1983 | 1694 | 1630 | 1359 | 1203 | 1006 | 1019 | 1076 | 1299 | — | 945 | 495 | 143 | 96 | 447 | 350 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 314 | 401 | 248 | 199 | 82 | 58 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 293 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 13 | — | — | S 6 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1701 | 1822 | 2456 | — | — | 57 | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 575 | 528 | 282 | 292 | 292 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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