Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

Trapdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
156
156
117
100
94
67
80
200
299
155
221
283
237
320
390
459
398
185
176
143
105
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
NE
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:32AM1.14m
7:51PM1.83m
8:19AM1.22m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.72m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.03m
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
18
21
20
17
15
13
12
12
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
16
18
18
12
12
10
9
9
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
15
14
14
13
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