Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.4°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
217
181
208
402
397
468
616
603
715
439
338
288
295
286
293
268
277
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
20
S
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.58m
5:41AM1.03m
5:58PM1.65m
6:31AM1.15m
6:45PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.16m
11:21AM0.20m
00:42AM0.07m
12:17PM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
15
18
18
18
17
15
13
12
13
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
15
15
16
13
10
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