Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SE
8
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
264
674
480
345
226
347
221
126
181
199
192
154
130
104
93
93
93
108
108
90
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
5:45AM1.02m
5:51PM1.44m
6:22AM1.13m
6:28PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.40m
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.32m
00:27AM0.18m
12:09PM0.24m
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light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
18
18
19
16
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
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