Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 24 | 23 | 55 | 52 | 136 | 38 | 24 | 374 | 637 | 984 | 1564 | 1900 | 1808 | 1799 | 1492 | 2460 | 1965 | 1747 | 1468 | 611 | 1026 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.44m | 10:35PM1.12m | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.14m | 4:47PM0.28m | 4:33AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1492 | 1299 | 1037 | 922 | 816 | 87 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 14 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 8 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 22 | 55 | 52 | 136 | 2 | 85 | 374 | 637 | 984 | 1564 | 1900 | 1808 | 1799 | 23 | 2460 | 1965 | 1747 | 1468 | 611 | 1026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 18 | 414 | 1596 | 108 | 24 | 18 | 191 | 77 | 442 | 1140 | 1140 | 800 | 604 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 77 | 77 | 0 |
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