Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.0° 

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):

  • 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
90
157
204
185
151
124
118
111
117
115
111
73
73
57
100
145
177
266
183
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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