Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.1
S
17
1.5
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2374
2909
2297
2020
2099
1933
1622
1510
1363
1218
1209
1056
918
918
805
802
776
778
694
1149
2374
2683
2648
2433
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28AM1.32m
2:08PM1.13m
2:25AM1.33m
3:13PM1.14m
3:26AM1.36m
4:18PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.25m
8:03PM0.34m
9:00AM0.21m
9:06PM0.34m
10:03AM0.17m
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7:09
7:09
7:07
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6:23
6:23
6:24
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
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