Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1133 | 1774 | 2088 | 2039 | 1957 | 1803 | 1746 | 1508 | 1346 | 1163 | 1037 | 1347 | 646 | 528 | 427 | 349 | 300 | 161 | 158 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | 00:04AM0.88m | 12:56PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.46m | 5:50AM0.39m | 7:52PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1803 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 835 | 646 | 528 | 427 | 349 | 300 | 161 | 158 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 132 | 69 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | E 12 | N 16 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1133 | 1774 | 2088 | 2039 | 1957 | 22 | 1746 | 1508 | 1346 | 1163 | 1037 | 1347 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 1140 | 800 | 661 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 197 | 5 | 5 |
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