Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	S 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	5	4	4	10	18	18	13	5	300	507	695	669	555	573	644	542	226	400	434	434	404	366
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:44AM1.08m				8:07PM1.89m				8:36AM1.12m				8:55PM1.89m				9:26AM1.15m				9:42PM1.82m
Low Tide				1:24PM0.03m				2:53AM-0.03m				2:15PM0.01m				3:39AM-0.04m				3:05PM0.04m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	11	14	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	14	16	16	13	13	14	14	15	16	17	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	8	11	13	14	12	10	10	9	8	8	10	9	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 7	S 8	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	S 18	S 19	S 18	SSE 18
kJ	5	5	5	3	3	10	18	18	7	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	208	—	6	7	25	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 7	S 7	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	NE 9	NE 9	S 14
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	2	2	7	1	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	3	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	S 13	S 12	S 16	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	NE 9
kJ	8	8	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	13	35	300	507	695	669	555	573	644	542	226	400	434	434	404	366
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	145	145	145	733	145	145	124	93	32	18	571	77	77	18	197	32	32	32	246	210	191	145	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	North Haven	North Haven	North Haven		North Haven	North Haven	Bonny Hills	Saltwater	North Haven	Saltwater		Saltwater	Hat Head	Scotts Head		Hat Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush	Tuncurry-North Wall	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2		4	3	4		3	3	3	2	1	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Kingston Norfolk Island	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	7	2	4	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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