Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
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
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
169
166
137
113
122
117
81
121
117
104
74
71
69
69
72
135
136
113
88
92
91
84
79
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM1.43m
8:46PM1.53m
9:14AM1.47m
9:23PM1.40m
9:51AM1.47m
9:59PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
3:01AM0.01m
3:19PM0.12m
3:31AM0.06m
4:03PM0.19m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
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
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
15
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
19
18
16
16
15
14
14
19
21
20
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
14
14
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
16
16
15
13
14
13
12
12
16
16
15
13
14
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