Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
22.8°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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
209
155
148
143
143
143
141
144
138
145
142
193
237
293
377
396
400
371
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:14PM1.31m
9:31AM1.28m
9:54PM1.34m
10:16AM1.26m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.25m
3:38PM0.22m
4:08AM0.22m
4:19PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
17
17
15
15
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