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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 am 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 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 | |
1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:02AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:44AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:33AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.28m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 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 |
 kJ | 1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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