Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

20.1°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	38	39	38	23	58	128	97	91	77	63	35	35	27	19	19	25	25	25	24	234	326	503	519	417
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	S	S	NNE	NE	NE	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:42AM1.57m				9:54PM1.21m				10:17AM1.56m				10:30PM1.11m				10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide		3:18AM0.07m				4:03PM0.14m				3:47AM0.12m				4:44PM0.19m				4:18AM0.18m					5:26PM0.26m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	2	2	4	—	3	4	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	23	29	28	24	23	24	23	24	19	22	22	22	21	20	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	21	20	23	28	26	22	22	24	23	24	21	24	22	23	23	21	17	16	14	13	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 5	NE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 15	—	E 8
kJ	38	39	38	12	12	12	19	91	77	63	35	35	27	9	18	13	25	25	24	30	31	4	—	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 3	SSE 5	E 8	SSE 5	E 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 9	E 15	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	12	12	12	5	3	3	3	20	21	11	11	2	9	19	9	25	12	5	5	6	3	4	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SE 7	S 6	NE 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 8	E 8	NE 10	E 8	SSE 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 10	E 15	S 17	E 15	—
kJ	5	5	5	3	2	1	5	3	1	1	1	12	22	4	19	8	4	4	3	4	4	6	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNW 3	—	SSE 2	S 4	—	NE 6	—	—	S 5	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SSE 7
kJ	136	118	99	23	58	128	97	338	1	—	1	7	—	19	—	—	8	38	159	234	326	503	519	417
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	17	17	17	126	408	392	312	17	17	0	0	0	24	18	0	0	0	206	207	207	77	32	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1				2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	1	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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