Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 2PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
1015
992
847
836
653
602
494
474
440
423
471
441
429
355
360
380
416
421
416
416
406
400
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.23m
11:55PM1.37m
12:46PM1.20m
00:56AM1.33m
1:50PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.12m
5:40PM0.30m
6:27AM0.14m
6:41PM0.33m
7:30AM0.17m
7:47PM0.35m
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6:22
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
15
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
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