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Trapdoors Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Trapdoors surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 7PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | |
843 | 755 | 883 | 846 | 639 | 545 | 524 | 461 | 520 | 452 | 452 | 394 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 357 | 320 | 791 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:02AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:44AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:33AM0.86m | 11:54PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.28m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 843 | 755 | 883 | 846 | 639 | 545 | 524 | 461 | 520 | 452 | 452 | 394 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 140 | 140 | 413 | 667 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 64 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 96 | 357 | 320 | 791 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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