Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.2°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.3
SSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
2
SSE
12
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
897
1082
1109
1519
1663
1567
1492
1591
1456
1438
2682
1402
1265
1135
962
936
757
1082
590
581
573
440
440
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:08AM1.22m
6:39PM1.24m
6:53AM1.26m
7:18PM1.30m
7:37AM1.29m
7:57PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.37m
12:24PM0.27m
00:45AM0.31m
1:03PM0.24m
1:28AM0.24m
1:43PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
17
15
17
19
17
16
13
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
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