Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.6° C

Trapdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 4PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9						Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1168	612	1231	924	1080	1001	687	701	602	680	759	789	745	677	530	465	369	287	437	563	412	404	327	272
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	ENE	NE	N	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:24PM1.36m				3:24AM1.06m					4:26PM1.48m				4:37AM1.02m				5:26PM1.62m
Low Tide		8:36AM0.17m				9:49PM0.41m				9:34AM0.17m					11:06PM0.32m				10:35AM0.15m				00:13AM0.20m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	15	14	12	12	12	14	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	15	17	17	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	10	11	11	12	12	11	9	9	9	11	13	14	13	13	11	10	10	14	15	15	13	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	S 23	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	1060	308	943	10	793	793	687	701	602	680	759	789	745	677	530	465	369	287	437	563	412	404	327	272
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 18	S 17	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 20	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	11	11	10	6	6	99	169	238	158	7	7	7	8	21	111	184	220	148	158	46	31	82	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 23	—	S 18	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 18	—	S 16	—	S 17
kJ	—	11	—	6	—	9	9	9	—	—	5	—	—	—	9	8	7	6	6	6	—	5	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	SW 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 2	NW 2
kJ	1168	612	1231	924	1080	1001	—	—	2	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	34	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	5	5	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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