Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
134
103
103
75
75
57
58
58
61
71
154
133
158
158
117
96
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
S
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM1.72m
6:42AM1.06m
7:03PM1.80m
7:32AM1.14m
7:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.09m
12:23PM0.09m
1:48AM0.01m
1:15PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
13
13
14
18
21
21
17
14
13
12
12
17
19
18
18
16
Feels °C
13
14
10
10
12
16
18
18
14
11
10
9
9
16
16
14
15
13
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