Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 292 | 255 | 248 | 255 | 289 | 268 | 250 | 279 | 302 | 319 | 294 | 310 | 274 | 226 | 307 | 158 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.42m | 11:12AM1.33m | 11:12PM1.24m | 11:58AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:13PM0.30m | 5:26AM0.18m | 6:06PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 255 | 248 | 255 | 289 | 268 | 250 | 279 | 62 | 61 | 294 | 310 | 274 | 226 | 140 | 158 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 122 | 49 | 83 | 90 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 70 | 17 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 79 | 44 | 21 | 36 | 67 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 268 | 292 | 173 | 188 | — | 203 | 178 | — | — | 302 | 319 | — | — | — | — | 307 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 197 | 197 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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