Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 434 | 408 | 395 | 402 | 312 | 788 | 768 | 749 | 721 | 683 | 544 | 537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 573 | 565 | 558 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.85m | 1:04PM1.68m | 1:48AM1.98m | 1:36PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.53m | 7:17PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.51m | 7:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 480 | 434 | 408 | 395 | 402 | 312 | 788 | 768 | 749 | 721 | 683 | 544 | 537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 573 | 565 | 558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 37 | 84 | 81 | 258 | 322 | 386 | 124 | 112 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 154 | 379 | 37 | 24 | 43 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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