Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.2°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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
429
393
491
503
579
349
319
297
286
303
227
210
218
235
278
316
254
319
606
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
00:34AM0.15m
12:43PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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 mm
1
2
2
1
5
6
15
32
17
8
3
1
2
1
2
5
2
2
1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
21
21
19
19
19
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
20
20
18
18
18
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