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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 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
277 | 235 | 364 | 407 | 464 | 377 | 334 | 295 | 334 | 377 | 805 | 702 | 734 | 804 | 855 | 776 | 701 | 949 | 792 | 792 | 792 | 696 | 625 | 710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.50m | 7:34AM1.19m | 7:59PM1.55m | 8:10AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.12m | 2:25AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.15m | 3:04AM0.19m | 2:31PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 277 | 235 | 277 | 277 | 323 | 377 | 334 | 295 | 334 | 6 | 555 | 702 | 734 | 804 | 855 | 776 | 701 | 701 | 792 | 792 | 792 | 696 | 625 | 710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | N 12 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | N 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 364 | 407 | 464 | — | — | — | — | 377 | 805 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 191 | 191 | 197 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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