Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
50
95
72
61
95
81
70
90
83
78
77
54
50
72
70
70
48
97
167
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.33m
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:30PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.42m
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
00:37AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
20
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
14
14
14
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
17
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