Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
64
82
80
104
153
160
160
157
157
125
119
119
295
297
291
232
212
232
153
128
122
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
0
SE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM1.49m
4:34AM0.94m
5:14PM1.61m
5:44AM0.99m
6:12PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.25m
11:05PM0.31m
10:20AM0.22m
00:09AM0.19m
11:25AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
17
21
20
18
16
14
15
15
18
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
9
12
14
14
15
13
14
12
11
14
17
15
15
13
10
10
10
13
14
13
11
10
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