Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.6° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3474
3854
3624
4327
4301
4223
4234
3893
3725
3461
3214
2752
2536
2497
2233
1913
1715
1545
1481
1428
1325
1325
3579
3269
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM1.29m
2:26PM1.13m
2:48AM1.33m
3:28PM1.15m
3:45AM1.37m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.32m
8:21AM0.30m
8:25PM0.33m
9:19AM0.24m
9:23PM0.32m
10:19AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
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