Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.8°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
56
54
78
72
70
68
59
83
269
138
113
91
77
72
77
77
77
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:30PM1.49m
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
20
22
22
19
18
17
16
16
19
22
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
21
17
16
15
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