Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grinders sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 10AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141515151514141414141414131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9341314143413961158103184674266350843141839443735834128725521220917216911289
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
1.80
2:46PM
1.68
3:08AM
1.84
3:28PM
1.81
3:36AM
1.87
4:09PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.53
8:53PM
0.37
9:20AM
0.36
9:32PM
0.38
9:52AM
0.21
10:09PM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------121
Temp. °C151515202425201816161619202118171718222528231716
Feels °C (?)151515192223191615161719191917181817202224241312
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