Trapdoors surf break

Trapdoors surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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Trapdoors surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trapdoors sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.4
NNE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
NNE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.1
E
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)99961010999858812788991012131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8888881141007265454437332222326231039265883316332296161914501186
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.54
7:34AM
1.44
8:05PM
1.66
8:19AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:06AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
-0.03
1:36AM
0.07
1:44PM
-0.05
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-5:27-------5:25-------5:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232321191919192527262220201817202120191615151519
Feels °C (?)232220191817162424232219161414161716151312121216
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