
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 57 | 35 | 38 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 274 | 687 | 490 | 156 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:07AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.29m | 5:03AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.49m | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:31AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:34AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
23 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 109 | 687 | 490 | 156 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 3 | E 7 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 12 |
29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 18 | E 15 | S 20 | N 5 | S 19 |
30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 69 | 110 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 |
— | — | 2 | 17 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 91 | 75 | 166 | 232 | 274 | — | — | 104 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 288 | 288 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 171 | 5 | 247 | 207 | 77 | 77 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 18 | 18 |
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