Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.5° C

Trapdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (28 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28				Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	56	52	37	37	21	19	18	12	11	10	11	10	6	70	139	114	89	128	146
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	N	NNW	W	W	W	SW	SE	ENE	SW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				7:35PM1.57m				7:53AM1.02m				8:10PM1.61m				8:30AM1.06m				8:44PM1.63m
Low Tide	12:53PM0.22m					2:16AM0.20m				1:33PM0.18m				2:49AM0.15m				2:10PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	16	15	14	14	13	17	19	19	16	14	13	11	10	12	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	15	16	16	14	11	9	7	6	8	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10
kJ	69	56	52	37	37	21	19	10	10	10	10	11	10	6	6	7	7	89	128	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 6	E 12	E 12	SSE 14	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	3	3	2	4	3	4	10	18	12	11	6	6	6	2	3	3	18	15	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 17	S 9	E 12	E 12	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 12	S 14	S 16	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	2	3	3	7	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 2	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	70	139	114	88	80	90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Angourie Point NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	The groyne QLD - Sunshine Coast	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	100	18	18	2	0	124	171	171	171	145	145	395	278	18	0	0	0	106	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1			1	1	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cape St Martin South Africa	Doring Bay South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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