Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trapdoors today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 167 | 197 | 204 | 136 | 145 | 251 | 316 | 279 | 273 | 281 | 268 | 268 | 250 | 279 | 287 | 294 | 277 | 253 | 260 | 267 | 193 | 156 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.42m | 11:12AM1.33m | 11:12PM1.24m | 11:58AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.02m | 4:24PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:13PM0.30m | 5:26AM0.18m | 6:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 167 | 17 | 31 | 61 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 268 | 250 | 110 | 64 | 294 | 277 | 253 | 260 | 267 | 193 | 156 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | E 10 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 12 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 55 | 89 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 18 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 32 | — | 7 | 6 | 17 | — | 26 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 49 | 21 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 257 | 62 | 197 | 204 | 136 | 145 | 251 | 316 | 279 | 273 | 281 | 268 | 176 | — | 279 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 77 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
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