Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

20.2°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Evening (01 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 1						Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSE 11	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 11	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	47	44	86	65	53	59	51	32	27	22	47	90	95	92	184	73	73	80	93	123	107	114
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:59AM1.56m				11:20PM1.02m				11:59AM1.50m				00:29AM0.92m					1:10PM1.45m
Low Tide	4:20AM0.14m				5:38PM0.24m				5:07AM0.23m				6:51PM0.30m				6:08AM0.31m					8:16PM0.32m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	21	23	21	17	16	15	14	15	21	23	21	18	17	16	15	15	21	23	20	18	18
Feels °C	13	18	19	17	14	13	13	12	13	18	19	17	15	14	13	13	13	18	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18
kJ	47	30	47	48	47	30	51	32	27	22	9	9	9	4	88	73	73	80	2	2	2	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 11	ENE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 9
kJ	45	44	21	—	12	14	29	19	22	10	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	6	6	6	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	—
kJ	40	38	—	—	—	—	—	29	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	N 3	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	N 3	NNW 3	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	1	3	86	65	53	59	3	3	3	5	47	90	95	92	184	3	3	—	93	123	107	114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Mullaway NSW - North Coast	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	18	442	442	18	18	17	17	17	18	442	356	229	229	229	17	33	210	191	247	288	414
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Nambucca Heads					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach	Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2			1	1	2	2	2	1					2	3	2	3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	1	1	6	4	5	5	5	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4

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