Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 3 am 30 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	10	31	89	171	158	147	265	223	166	164	288	765	366	487	202	143	173	487	466	433	697	671	461	452
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:30AM1.06m				8:44PM1.63m				9:06AM1.11m				9:16PM1.61m				9:43AM1.15m				9:49PM1.56m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.15m				2:10PM0.16m				3:20AM0.12m				2:48PM0.17m				3:52AM0.10m				3:26PM0.19m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	13	12	10	12	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	14	16	16	15	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	15	16
Feels °C	9	8	6	7	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	12	12	11	10	8	8	8	10	13	13	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 15	SE 10
kJ	10	6	6	3	17	147	265	223	166	164	177	401	10	10	202	143	173	5	4	4	419	430	58	452
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SE 6	E 12	E 12	E 13	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSE 12	ENE 7	E 11	E 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	NE 8	E 12	ENE 6	NE 6	E 18	SE 16
kJ	7	2	3	3	3	8	14	13	13	15	85	9	3	3	10	9	5	3	2	3	4	2	6	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 6	E 13	NE 7	E 13	E 13	E 12	ENE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18
kJ	4	3	3	3	7	3	8	3	4	3	15	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 2	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 10	SSE 10	SE 10	—
kJ	1	31	89	171	158	99	48	42	40	25	288	765	366	487	92	133	115	487	466	433	697	671	461	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	32	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	77	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	6	9	9
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