Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.6° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
553
532
505
499
427
415
350
248
248
251
248
200
199
258
383
334
432
651
651
831
366
300
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM1.26m
9:22PM1.35m
10:01AM1.21m
10:04PM1.30m
10:46AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.14m
3:13PM0.29m
3:47AM0.16m
3:55PM0.34m
4:30AM0.20m
4:38PM0.38m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:43
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6:43
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
18
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
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