Trapdoors surf break

Trapdoors surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?

The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.3
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)9856666789912121211131212121613131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44415925221420630547757357315051030964586120810772254233825821876176517651891
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
5
N
10
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.66
8:19AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:06AM
1.27
9:33PM
1.75
9:56AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
-0.05
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
3:01PM
0.00
4:09AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282722202018172021211918161516192120191716161620
Feels °C (?)252422181514141717171616141314171817171514141416
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