Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
261
299
358
324
480
301
195
130
82
278
259
441
361
327
256
269
253
247
272
321
309
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:54AM1.51m
11:08PM1.02m
11:33AM1.44m
11:49PM0.93m
12:18PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.18m
5:26PM0.26m
4:51AM0.26m
6:13PM0.33m
5:27AM0.34m
7:07PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:09
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6:09
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6:55
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6:55
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6:57
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 mm
1
2
5
4
3
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
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