Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is

24.1°C

Fishtraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (13 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	S 18
Wave Graph
kJ	106	94	150	130	141	116	53	100	130	165	161	149	191	406	406	395	380	365	360	360	355	346	341	336	285	281	300
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					10:20AM1.14m				10:16PM1.24m				11:05AM1.12m				11:01PM1.19m				11:52AM1.09m				11:47PM1.15m
Low Tide			4:02AM0.20m				4:09PM0.41m				4:46AM0.23m				4:54PM0.44m				5:30AM0.27m				5:41PM0.47m				6:16AM0.31m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	6:59
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	21	22	20	21	21	21	20	20	22	22	24	23	22	22	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	E 9	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 10
kJ	96	94	150	130	141	116	49	89	130	165	471	408	425	406	406	395	380	365	360	360	568	346	341	336	285	281	669
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SW 12	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 16	SW 15	NNW 16	NNW 17	NNW 15	NNW 15	S 18	SW 14
kJ	106	59	47	46	46	45	53	100	69	50	161	149	191	43	44	44	24	59	92	89	355	89	55	88	86	162	285
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	SW 18	SW 18	N 12	SW 10	SW 10	N 11	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	N 12	N 11	N 11	NNW 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	SSW 19	NNW 15	S 18
kJ	49	47	6	6	50	50	45	24	24	41	48	89	87	33	64	63	62	24	21	21	89	21	21	20	119	85	300
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 6	NE 6	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10
kJ	627	750	750	678	612	612	599	601	539	528	33	34	—	561	695	685	619	606	556	565	—	580	580	660	739	739	198
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	772	775	789	850	850	861	850	1749	728	728	728	728	1877	1886	754	754	728	728	728	728	872	861	850	728	754	789	803
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