Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
268
297
250
250
287
294
302
278
292
248
140
346
183
286
140
197
183
388
365
312
242
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:12AM1.33m
11:12PM1.24m
11:58AM1.30m
11:53PM1.08m
12:49PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.10m
5:13PM0.30m
5:26AM0.18m
6:06PM0.41m
6:02AM0.26m
7:10PM0.50m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
16
15
15
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
14
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