Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
573
561
480
203
188
148
104
84
143
167
125
146
186
191
220
254
179
147
198
107
219
271
317
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.72m
9:46AM1.32m
9:55PM1.58m
10:29AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
3:45AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.10m
4:19AM0.02m
4:24PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
17
18
17
16
15
16
15
14
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
14
15
14
14
13
14
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
12
12
13
12
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