Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
10
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
331
282
233
233
188
155
176
262
365
355
221
313
440
492
546
553
539
421
415
415
485
472
590
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
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
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM1.28m
9:14PM1.20m
9:14AM1.27m
9:52PM1.23m
9:55AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.38m
2:57PM0.21m
3:08AM0.36m
3:34PM0.21m
3:50AM0.35m
4:11PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
19
20
20
22
22
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
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