Trapdoors Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.35° S 153.11° E

Trapdoors 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 10AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
NE
7
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1227
998
750
352
318
340
299
274
274
274
292
327
533
533
523
450
378
302
256
188
106
83
70
49
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM1.27m
7:21PM1.51m
7:54AM1.39m
8:02PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.07m
1:09PM0.18m
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
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clear
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Temp °C
15
14
15
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
19
20
21
19
18
17
18
20
26
25
29
24
23
Feels °C
11
10
12
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
18
24
23
26
22
22
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