Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
359
289
644
185
169
137
137
113
122
117
68
121
117
104
74
71
69
69
152
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:08PM1.63m
8:36AM1.43m
8:46PM1.53m
9:14AM1.47m
9:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.05m
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
3:01AM0.01m
3:19PM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
15
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
17
16
17
15
16
16
15
13
14
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