Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
24
34
26
26
27
29
30
49
68
51
120
95
81
63
90
123
180
78
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM1.26m
4:31AM0.82m
5:04PM1.33m
5:29AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.47m
10:03AM0.42m
00:00AM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
13
12
12
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
14
18
17
17
16
15
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