Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 242 | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 261 | 346 | 125 | 122 | 154 | 627 | 541 | 465 | 237 | 258 | 81 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.20m | 8:12PM1.61m | 8:37AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:13AM1.34m | 9:20PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.13m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.12m | 3:10AM0.03m | 3:10PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 232 | 242 | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 38 | 39 | 125 | 122 | 145 | 435 | 360 | 301 | 35 | 45 | 81 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 116 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 8 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 15 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 261 | 346 | 83 | 127 | 154 | 627 | 541 | 465 | 237 | 258 | 80 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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