Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 5PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
2
S
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
97
73
318
385
257
323
650
604
553
525
470
416
214
160
163
135
102
92
96
132
135
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:08AM1.47m
8:17PM1.47m
8:45AM1.54m
8:56PM1.39m
9:25AM1.59m
9:38PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.08m
2:29AM-0.01m
2:58PM0.08m
3:03AM0.01m
3:45PM0.11m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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5:31
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5:28
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5:45
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5
3
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3
1
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Temp °C
17
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
18
17
16
14
15
13
14
13
12
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
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