Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 356 | 261 | 346 | 122 | 522 | 627 | 612 | 473 | 280 | 258 | 80 | 273 | 164 | 277 | 309 | 279 | 160 | 137 | 131 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:13AM1.34m | 9:20PM1.51m | 9:51AM1.39m | 9:57PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.12m | 3:10AM0.03m | 3:10PM0.14m | 3:41AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 39 | 38 | 122 | 35 | 439 | 381 | 326 | 34 | 35 | 61 | 55 | 64 | 190 | 181 | 157 | 23 | 90 | 131 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 7 | NE 10 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 36 | — | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 71 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 96 | 22 | 87 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 64 | 61 | — | — | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 356 | 261 | 346 | 115 | 522 | 627 | 612 | 473 | 280 | 258 | 80 | 273 | 164 | 277 | 309 | 279 | 160 | 137 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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