Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
220
226
509
311
257
232
242
500
513
419
352
327
245
240
240
171
446
102
215
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:39PM1.60m
8:02AM1.20m
8:12PM1.61m
8:37AM1.27m
8:46PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.16m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.13m
2:41AM0.05m
2:30PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
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