Trapdoors surf break

Trapdoors surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.9
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
687
541
414
363
371
371
534
727
790
847
826
790
676
662
823
886
919
1099
1356
1591
2290
2598
2638
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM1.80m
10:48AM1.01m
11:08PM1.72m
11:51AM0.97m
00:07AM1.62m
1:00PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.05m
4:20PM0.16m
6:05AM0.11m
5:18PM0.25m
7:07AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
15
19
21
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
17
16
17
17
16
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
12
11
10
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
770
687
541
414
363
371
371
320
312
260
260
219
219
219
214
207
171
170
251
158
164
50
50
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.8
SW
4
0.5
S
4
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
17
8
59
107
181
318
534
727
790
847
826
790
676
662
823
886
919
1099
1356
1591
2290
2598
2638
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
18
21
77
18
18
18
0
0
77
145
77
18
32
32
250
250
409
409
442
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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