Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SE
10
1
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
181
140
129
331
308
467
416
348
341
269
258
272
272
313
456
200
456
408
399
383
410
332
332
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM1.02m
11:33AM1.44m
11:49PM0.93m
12:18PM1.36m
00:40AM0.85m
1:12PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.26m
6:13PM0.33m
5:27AM0.34m
7:07PM0.40m
6:11AM0.41m
8:14PM0.45m
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 mm
1
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
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