Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

21.2°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	55	71	78	78	81	72	256	325	339	291	291	284	197	181	195	158	158	128	115	102	168	115	78	75
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	WSW	WSW	W	W	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:53AM1.73m					11:21PM1.06m				11:47AM1.68m				00:22AM0.97m				12:47PM1.60m
Low Tide		4:14AM0.07m					5:37PM0.09m				5:01AM0.15m				6:39PM0.15m				5:55AM0.24m				7:48PM0.20m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	20	20	20	18	17	16	15	16	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	18	21	23	22	19	18
Feels °C	14	14	16	18	17	18	18	16	16	13	15	19	19	19	19	17	16	15	16	18	20	20	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	17	71	78	78	81	72	256	325	339	218	251	251	197	161	195	158	158	128	86	52	168	115	78	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	15	40	39	36	34	22	21	87	151	291	291	284	188	181	121	115	108	81	115	102	4	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 12
kJ	2	2	6	26	48	48	51	21	20	10	10	10	12	14	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 3	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	55	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	3	6	16	42	69	75
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	77	197	77	0	0	0	0	0	77	106	18	5	5	5	5	17	18	18	18	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5

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