Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
908
1245
1141
1102
1045
871
672
1052
579
1304
1134
932
359
254
235
189
177
137
134
113
119
121
71
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:16AM1.26m
7:28PM1.69m
7:57AM1.35m
8:08PM1.63m
8:36AM1.43m
8:46PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.01m
1:06PM0.07m
1:57AM-0.03m
1:52PM0.05m
2:30AM-0.02m
2:36PM0.07m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
16
15
16
14
14
15
16
18
18
16
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