Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
228
288
314
212
427
248
165
131
134
101
101
82
73
73
57
57
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
S
0
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14PM1.61m
5:44AM0.99m
6:12PM1.72m
6:42AM1.06m
7:03PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.19m
11:25AM0.16m
1:02AM0.09m
12:23PM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
15
14
13
14
19
21
21
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
17
19
20
16
15
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