Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 6 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is

23.4° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 8	SW 20	SW 23	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	710	666	557	485	472	350	346	341	245	275	312	293	293	282	287	352	181	105	80	138	303	614	608	552
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:42AM1.50m					7:32PM1.32m				7:40AM1.53m				8:28PM1.36m				8:36AM1.52m				9:23PM1.39m
Low Tide					1:15PM-0.01m				1:26AM0.20m				2:11PM-0.04m				2:25AM0.18m				3:04PM-0.04m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20
Feels °C	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	710	666	557	249	472	350	346	341	245	245	198	153	144	111	85	87	181	63	63	63	303	614	608	552
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 15	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 21	SW 13	SW 20	SW 23	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	S 8	S 8
kJ	149	167	167	485	70	125	94	59	57	53	29	28	28	25	42	71	88	105	80	138	68	97	100	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	SSE 10	SSE 11	SW 23	S 16	SW 22	S 15	SW 21	S 13	SW 19	S 13	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	65	78	73	71	9	65	60	10	10	10	22	22	21	20	18	17	112	14	59	14	12	25	111	109
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	47	102	131	100	185	143	146	167	177	275	312	293	293	282	287	352	190	373	313	312	322	329	280	280
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	6	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	3
Distance (km)	1902	1902	1902	1896	861	1880	850	850	850	850	1886	1885	1883	1901	850	850	850	861	861	850	850	1877	850	850
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