Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is

22.9°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SW 19	SW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	482	322	291	285	262	212	206	228	506	478	417	326	292	221	206	196	229	229	358	362	575
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				5:14PM1.22m				5:33AM1.19m				5:55PM1.30m				6:21AM1.24m				6:37PM1.37m
Low Tide		10:56AM0.33m				11:27PM0.33m				11:39AM0.29m				00:12AM0.24m				12:23PM0.26m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21
Feels °C	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 12	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	482	322	121	285	224	169	172	169	506	478	417	326	292	221	206	196	192	114	358	362	575
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	S 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	S 11	S 11	S 15
kJ	310	302	291	266	262	212	206	228	149	147	147	113	109	109	85	87	229	229	114	114	291
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	S 12	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SW 14	N 11	N 11	SW 20	N 13	SW 21	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	S 16	S 16	S 11
kJ	12	3	80	57	148	190	181	153	9	9	60	13	69	29	29	117	85	83	82	181	81
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	124	128	128	136	157	175	187	161	156	128	151	205	202	225	258	312	329	340	310	243	267
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	286	283	1607	850	861	861	728	778	850	1901	850	850	861	850	861	861	850	1607	1931	850	861
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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