Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 3 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
187
263
164
106
154
139
66
503
1002
806
1155
3209
2394
1242
1084
1318
1288
1338
1391
1363
1418
2382
2619
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
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
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.03m
10:54PM1.50m
11:36AM1.06m
11:33PM1.42m
12:26PM1.10m
00:17AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.30m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.35m
6:16AM0.16m
6:04PM0.41m
6:57AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
10
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
E
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.1
E
16
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
140
112
263
164
106
154
20
66
20
20
32
34
5
35
40
37
36
35
33
32
32
31
1475
1600
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
30
31
29
28
28
20
20
19
19
29
5
19
20
11
9
51
8
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
52
49
47
43
41
21
14
30
14
9
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
4
1.3
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
187
125
27
22
16
139
24
503
1002
806
1155
3209
2394
1242
1084
1318
1288
1338
1391
1363
1418
2382
2619
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
5
5
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
77
207
77
77
106
32
106
250
247
77
32
32
0
0
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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