Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.9° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 7	S 16	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	4	10	18	10	15	5	269	512	589	695	765	848	875	768	675	598	589	503	440	400	361	327	323	362
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:07PM1.89m				8:36AM1.12m				8:55PM1.89m				9:26AM1.15m				9:42PM1.82m					10:15AM1.17m
Low Tide				2:53AM-0.03m				2:15PM0.01m				3:39AM-0.04m				3:05PM0.04m					4:23AM-0.02m			3:55PM0.11m


	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	12	14	15	16	14	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	17	18	18
Feels °C	13	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 9	E 9	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18
kJ	3	10	18	10	7	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	6	15	15	32	31	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 11	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 18	SSE 18	NNE 8	NE 8	S 12
kJ	4	2	8	7	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	3	32	32	7	9	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	S 18	S 13	S 12	S 16	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	—	—	NE 9	—	S 12	S 12	—
kJ	2	2	6	3	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	3	—	3	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	S 4	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	15	35	269	512	589	695	765	848	875	768	675	598	589	503	440	400	361	327	323	362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-North Breakwall NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	212	145	124	93	32	32	77	207	18	18	18	191	145	191	278	321	191	77	18	32	120	145	404	404
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Forster Beach	North Haven	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	North Haven	Saltwater	Hat Head		Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	North Haven	Saltwater			Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Boomerang Beach (South)	Saltwater
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2		3	4	4	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	6	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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