Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is

23.2°C

Fishtraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 6AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (22 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1001	820	1860	1761	1281	1402	1265	2102	1951	1880	1904	1664	1664	1513	1265	1200	924	911	911	736	726	565	534	404
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		3:43AM1.13m					4:33PM1.05m				4:35AM1.15m				5:18PM1.11m				5:23AM1.19m				6:00PM1.17m
Low Tide					10:16AM0.35m				10:26PM0.47m				11:02AM0.33m				11:15PM0.43m				11:44AM0.30m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	20	20	19	18	19	19	17	17	17	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1001	820	1860	1761	1281	1402	1265	2102	1951	1880	1904	1664	1664	1513	1265	1200	924	911	911	736	726	565	534	404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	ENE 6	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	303	309	13	152	363	274	290	480	704	875	956	809	771	657	547	517	416	335	277	227	177	164	125	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	E 6	NE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	S 13	SSW 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	42	12	16	39	25	56	142	40	38	37	36	36	24	24	24	18	22	21	21	9	9	154	246	334
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	—	—	E 6	—	—	E 6	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	SE 3	ESE 4
kJ	12	—	12	20	19	20	25	23	21	—	—	12	—	—	11	7	10	9	9	9	9	12	12	13
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	872	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		3
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