Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 235 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 44 | 29 | 40 | 63 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.24m | 1:13AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:47AM0.78m | 3:23PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.52m | 6:49AM0.46m | 9:21PM0.51m | 8:10AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 370 | 235 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 44 | 29 | 40 | 63 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 78 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 29 | 35 | 32 | 106 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 56 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 197 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 288 | 288 | 18 | 5 |
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