Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
21.2°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
2.4
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
375
229
270
277
241
403
468
518
346
366
344
340
245
286
243
218
236
307
384
246
259
648
456
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24AM0.97m
5:17PM1.30m
6:08AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
6:47AM1.24m
6:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.32m
10:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.23m
11:53AM0.38m
00:34AM0.15m
12:43PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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6:01
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7:00
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 mm
1
2
2
1
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1
2
3
16
22
18
13
7
4
1
1
1
2
7
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
19
22
20
19
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
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