Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
23.2°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
380
365
355
350
350
350
350
350
360
411
411
390
375
370
360
350
341
336
281
277
273
231
228
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM1.31m
2:55PM1.20m
3:07AM1.30m
3:58PM1.24m
4:12AM1.31m
4:55PM1.28m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.18m
8:55PM0.35m
9:37AM0.18m
10:01PM0.32m
10:36AM0.18m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
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22
Feels °C
21
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
20
19
20
21
19
20
21
22
21
21
20
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