Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
256 | 509 | 465 | 257 | 232 | 242 | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 458 | 346 | 502 | 220 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.60m | 8:02AM1.20m | 8:12PM1.61m | 8:37AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.13m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
64 | 321 | 311 | 257 | 232 | 242 | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 281 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | E 8 |
5 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 116 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 8 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 |
3 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 31 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
256 | 509 | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 458 | 346 | 502 | 220 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 77 | 77 | 18 | 0 |
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