Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 90 | 157 | 204 | 185 | 151 | 124 | 118 | 111 | 117 | 115 | 111 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 100 | 145 | 177 | 266 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:52AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.56m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:39PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.22m | 1:41AM0.15m | 1:12PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
68 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 185 | 151 | 124 | 118 | 111 | 117 | 115 | 111 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 161 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — |
5 | 90 | 157 | 204 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 40 | 62 | 100 | 145 | 177 | 266 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 239 | 18 | 93 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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