Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 54 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM0.80m | 4:07PM1.26m | 4:31AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
6 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 95 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | — | S 8 | SSE 12 | E 7 | SSE 16 |
1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 50 | 28 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | NE 10 | E 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 5 | E 13 |
3 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 77 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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