Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.7° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22						Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	249	244	239	196	230	230	189	185	153	150	119	90	86	86	86	64	63	157	215	167	193	768
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	E	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				2:43PM1.24m				2:30AM0.92m				3:44PM1.27m				3:40AM0.86m					4:41PM1.31m
Low Tide		7:47AM0.29m				9:09PM0.54m				8:37AM0.34m					10:29PM0.52m			9:33AM0.36m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	21	20	18	16	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	13	12	10	13	15	15	13	12
Feels °C	14	17	19	17	17	15	13	12	12	15	16	15	16	13	10	8	5	8	10	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 10
kJ	249	244	239	196	230	230	189	185	153	150	119	90	86	86	86	64	63	46	46	45	47	425
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	S 5	SE 8	SE 8	S 17	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	18	19	19	18	18	18	9	10	11	11	11	3	4	4	4	2	2	6	10	19	48	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 12	S 12	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 9	E 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 15	S 17	S 17	ENE 8	NE 9
kJ	4	4	4	4	3	12	3	3	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	23	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 2	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	6	1	—	—	—	—	4	33	157	215	167	193	768
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	4
Distance (km)	5	5	5	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	21	18	0	0	0	18	18	77	77	106	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7

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