Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 629 | 645 | 579 | 494 | 440 | 423 | 215 | 119 | 103 | 139 | 108 | 116 | 121 | 129 | 135 | 135 | 178 | 229 | 214 | 203 | 198 | 135 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:56PM1.39m | 9:25AM1.59m | 9:38PM1.28m | 10:09AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM-0.01m | 2:58PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.01m | 3:45PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.06m | 4:37PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 42 | 21 | 125 | 118 | 94 | 139 | 91 | 76 | 121 | 129 | 135 | 135 | 105 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 99 | 101 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 23 | 45 | 71 | 103 | 107 | 44 | 106 | 103 | 84 | 108 | 116 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 203 | 198 | 135 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 52 | 48 | 178 | 229 | 214 | — | 3 | 24 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 352 | 629 | 645 | 579 | 494 | 440 | 423 | 215 | 119 | 86 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 107 | 95 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 139 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 106 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 247 | 247 | 18 | 5 |
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