Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.8° C

Trapdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 11	S 16	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	120	103	79	73	47	41	46	31	24	25	21	12	8	8	5	4	15	15	15	9	10	5	302	390
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ENE	ENE	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:22PM1.74m				6:48AM1.05m					7:16PM1.84m				7:44AM1.08m				8:07PM1.89m				8:36AM1.12m
Low Tide				1:11AM0.09m			12:30PM0.06m					2:04AM0.01m				1:24PM0.03m				2:53AM-0.03m				2:15PM0.01m


	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	13	12	11	11	14	16	16	14	13	12	11	11	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	14	17	17
Feels °C	13	10	9	8	9	12	14	13	12	11	9	7	7	11	13	14	14	11	11	10	8	9	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 11	E 9	NE 10	E 10
kJ	120	103	79	73	47	32	46	31	24	25	21	12	5	3	3	4	15	15	15	9	10	2	4	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 4	SE 8	S 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 7	SE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	N 10
kJ	—	—	1	17	15	41	28	26	17	13	12	6	4	5	5	4	2	2	8	7	7	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	SSE 8	S 7	N 4	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 10	E 10	S 7	SE 7	E 10	SE 7	S 11	S 12	S 17	S 16	E 9	—
kJ	3	26	4	1	—	6	6	2	8	2	—	—	8	8	4	2	2	2	2	3	6	5	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	—	SW 3	SSW 7	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 5	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	1	—	1	42	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	8	—	—	—	—	—	4	51	302	390
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	18	18	0	104	145	124	425	139	595	93	93	145	108	32	18	145	77
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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