Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
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
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
78
56
44
41
24
23
50
54
54
39
25
432
604
891
1530
1658
1772
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:59PM1.26m
10:30AM1.44m
10:35PM1.12m
11:11AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.19m
4:02AM0.14m
4:47PM0.28m
4:33AM0.22m
5:36PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
21
23
24
20
21
17
16
15
17
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
18
19
21
18
20
12
11
9
11
11
9
5
5
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