Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
50
37
64
82
80
104
153
160
194
157
157
125
119
119
311
297
319
232
212
217
153
128
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
E
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM0.94m
4:09PM1.49m
4:34AM0.94m
5:14PM1.61m
5:44AM0.99m
6:12PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.25m
11:05PM0.31m
10:20AM0.22m
00:09AM0.19m
11:25AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
18
21
20
18
16
14
14
15
17
18
20
17
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
13
14
14
15
13
14
13
11
15
17
15
14
12
9
9
10
13
14
14
12
10
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