Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
SW
16
1
S
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
S
14
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
478
417
330
292
273
206
196
229
229
293
362
575
648
701
553
424
480
406
245
492
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
off
off
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.30m
6:21AM1.24m
6:37PM1.37m
7:09AM1.28m
7:21PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.29m
00:12AM0.24m
12:23PM0.26m
00:58AM0.16m
1:08PM0.24m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:03
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6:01
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6:46
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6:47
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Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
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