Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 416 | 348 | 373 | 334 | 284 | 300 | 421 | 307 | 171 | 200 | 456 | 446 | 399 | 383 | 314 | 272 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49PM0.93m | 12:18PM1.36m | 00:40AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.33m | 5:27AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.40m | 6:11AM0.41m | 8:14PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 245 | 416 | 22 | 22 | 334 | 27 | 300 | 300 | 64 | 171 | 200 | 41 | 446 | 399 | 383 | 314 | 272 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 10 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | — | 20 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 17 | — | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 6 | — | 7 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 45 | 348 | 373 | — | 284 | — | 421 | 307 | 116 | 103 | 456 | — | 28 | 45 | 30 | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 34 | 106 | 18 | 197 | 18 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 247 | 197 | 18 | 0 |
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