Fishtraps Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
22.9°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
780
646
541
557
440
382
415
831
831
812
728
728
909
710
674
788
777
962
1028
1384
1474
1540
1628
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09AM1.33m
1:58PM1.15m
2:11AM1.32m
3:04PM1.15m
3:16AM1.33m
4:09PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.21m
7:52PM0.35m
8:47AM0.20m
8:58PM0.35m
9:51AM0.17m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:32
6:32
 mm
3
2
14
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
18
19
19
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