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8:53 am 23 Jul 2011

Trapdoors ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Trapdoors Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New South Wales – Port Macquarie, Australia)

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Name: Trapdoors
Type: point/Rivermouth
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: SW

Trapdoors in Port Macquarie is an exposed point/Rivermouth break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Trapdoors Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Trapdoors:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sawtell 1 mi
Second closest break Sawtell-The Island 1 mi
Third closest break Coffs Harbour-North Wall 3 mi
Fourth closest break Gallows 3 mi
Fifth closest break Park Beach 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Trapdoors:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4592 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4626 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4746 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4801 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5121 mi

Tide stations nearest to Trapdoors:

Closest tide station Coffs Harbour, Australia 6 mi
Second closest tide station Northwest Solitary Island, Australia 16 mi
Third closest tide station South West Rocks, Australia 48 mi
Fourth closest tide station Yamba, Australia 56 mi
Fifth closest tide station Port Macquarie, Australia 86 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Trapdoors:

Closest ski area Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) 479 mi
Second closest ski area Perisher (Australia) 508 mi
Third closest ski area Charlotte Pass (Australia) 513 mi
Fourth closest ski area Thredbo (Australia) 517 mi
Fifth closest ski area Falls Creek (Australia) 572 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Trapdoors:

Closest city location Moonee Beach (Australia) 1 mi
Second closest city location Coffs Harbour (Australia) 7 mi
Third closest city location Woolgoolga (Australia) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Boambee (Australia) 10 mi
Fifth closest city location Nana Glen (Australia) 11 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Trapdoors is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS) in Australia, which is 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Trapdoors is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 230 km (143 miles) away.
Trapdoors break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Trapdoors, New South Wales - Port Macquarie. Use the tab navigation above to view Trapdoors sea temperature, Trapdoors photographs, Trapdoors detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Trapdoors webcams, current wind from New South Wales - Port Macquarie live weather stations and Trapdoors tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Trapdoors.