Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is

19.6° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	1	0	1	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	422	480	471	791	1630	1873	3036	2811	2702	1887	2548	1618	2149	1931	1625	1160	1351	1640	1200	998	878	786
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:04AM1.19m				11:10PM1.55m				11:55AM1.21m				11:54PM1.37m				12:48PM1.21m
Low Tide	5:05AM0.02m				4:47PM0.20m				5:45AM0.08m				5:40PM0.32m				6:24AM0.15m				6:40PM0.43m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	14	14	15	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	S 20	S 19	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 17	S 16	SSE 16	E 10	SSE 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	422	480	471	791	1630	1873	2166	67	116	1887	2191	1618	100	137	50	1160	36	1255	1200	998	878	786
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	—	SSE 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 26	S 24	S 24	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSE 15	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	9	—	45	79	76	75	72	13	11	11	106	103	6	6	126	42	130	34	57	53	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 17	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	11	10	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 7	ESE 10	SSE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	—	—	—
kJ	102	120	243	324	211	513	3036	2811	2702	366	2548	405	2149	1931	1625	165	1351	1640	132	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	32	18	479	408	491	491	408	401	408	408	408	311	355	145	77	18	0	18	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	North Haven	Shelly Beach												Tuncurry-North Wall	Boomerang Beach (South)	Boomerang Beach (South)	Tuncurry-North Wall	Tuncurry-North Wall	North Haven	Hat Head	Hat Head	Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	3	3												4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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