Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.9
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
64
63
191
234
354
275
722
425
919
1271
1047
653
469
331
265
256
198
194
234
306
328
317
280
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
5
E
0
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:40AM0.86m
4:41PM1.31m
4:50AM0.85m
5:32PM1.37m
5:47AM0.88m
6:17PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.52m
9:33AM0.36m
11:34PM0.46m
10:31AM0.36m
00:24AM0.39m
11:24AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
13
16
15
13
11
11
10
9
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
8
7
6
11
13
14
13
11
10
8
8
13
13
14
13
10
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