Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.0° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3528
3511
3330
2880
2358
1892
1759
1686
1895
1997
2025
1850
1879
1748
1069
865
777
714
887
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:28PM1.07m
6:25AM1.23m
7:13PM1.10m
7:09AM1.25m
7:55PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.44m
12:58PM0.25m
00:59AM0.41m
1:39PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
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