Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
172
129
112
91
82
107
181
177
213
247
208
208
203
206
272
248
311
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
0
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:13AM0.81m
3:25PM1.23m
4:29AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.45m
8:25AM0.52m
10:32PM0.40m
9:47AM0.51m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
19
17
18
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