Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
ENE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
61
61
37
85
114
95
32
33
29
30
32
61
36
26
35
28
29
32
29
63
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM1.23m
3:12AM0.80m
4:07PM1.26m
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.41m
10:01PM0.53m
8:51AM0.44m
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
14
18
21
19
18
16
15
14
15
17
18
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
16
18
15
16
15
14
13
14
17
18
18
17
17
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
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