Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
70
119
83
78
56
54
78
72
70
68
67
122
172
142
117
91
93
86
91
75
75
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
0
E
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:30PM1.49m
6:52AM1.03m
7:06PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.36m
00:37AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
20
17
16
16
15
15
20
22
22
19
19
18
16
16
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
18
18
17
15
14
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
17
13
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