Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
164
106
117
90
66
113
406
1003
1071
3257
2676
1328
1106
1309
1424
1338
1420
1363
1451
2523
1702
1946
2388
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM1.50m
11:36AM1.06m
11:33PM1.42m
12:26PM1.10m
00:17AM1.34m
1:22PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.30m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.35m
6:16AM0.16m
6:04PM0.41m
6:57AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
ESE
13
2.5
SE
10
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
263
164
106
117
90
66
113
406
31
5
28
11
39
37
36
38
33
32
15
33
1480
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
29
28
28
20
20
19
20
20
66
5
15
40
8
51
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
47
43
41
21
20
30
19
29
19
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
125
27
22
1
14
27
91
170
1003
1071
3257
2676
1328
1106
1309
1424
1338
1420
1363
1451
2523
1702
1946
2388
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
18
106
247
77
32
207
106
571
533
247
32
32
32
0
32
247
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
9
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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