Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

20.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	31	25	25	18	18	17	31	44	79	43	67	45	18	29	19	30	34	21	21	21
Wind (km/h)	E	N	NW	NW	N	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SE	E	E	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:13AM1.00m				4:13PM1.40m					5:17AM1.12m				5:14PM1.36m
Low Tide		10:09PM0.20m				9:45AM0.41m					11:05PM0.17m				11:02AM0.38m				11:51PM0.13m


	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	19	24	22	21	18	19	18	18	19	22	23	22	20	19	19	20
Feels °C	22	22	21	19	20	24	22	21	17	18	17	16	18	22	22	22	21	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 5	S 5	ENE 8
kJ	14	25	25	17	17	17	16	16	51	43	67	45	18	29	19	30	34	21	14	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SSE 10	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 9	E 7	ENE 8	E 8	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 5
kJ	5	18	5	5	18	17	2	2	16	24	19	18	10	6	11	19	20	20	21	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 5	SSE 4	E 12	S 6	SE 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	31	2	18	18	2	2	3	1	1	8	8	6	5	5	6	4	4	2	6	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 5	N 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	NW 2	WNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	31	44	79	4	3	4	1	—	6	—	—	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	18	524	104	24	24	0	0	21	21	197	18	18	18	0	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1				2	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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