Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 410 | 261 | 394 | 131 | 336 | 675 | 588 | 465 | 292 | 278 | 67 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.61m | 8:37AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:13AM1.34m | 9:20PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.12m | 3:10AM0.03m | 3:10PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 39 | 38 | 122 | 35 | 439 | 381 | 318 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 7 | NE 10 | E 9 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 25 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 2 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 410 | 261 | 394 | 131 | 336 | 675 | 588 | 465 | 292 | 278 | 67 | 308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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