Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.2
S
15
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
61
78
223
183
232
277
355
392
351
561
480
203
192
183
251
212
73
82
132
17
110
140
160
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.22m
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.72m
9:46AM1.32m
9:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:51PM0.04m
3:45AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
14
12
13
11
11
10
10
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
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