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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 Thursday 23 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1039 | 1815 | 1925 | 1488 | 1396 | 1428 | 460 | 1090 | 1109 | 1128 | 1192 | 1070 | 968 | 664 | 306 | 538 | 560 | 488 | 457 | 439 | 361 | 353 | 295 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.56m | 1:10PM0.89m | 1:32AM1.48m | 2:34PM0.90m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:49PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.24m | 6:34PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.41m | 9:48AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 312 | 727 | 1745 | 283 | 407 | 393 | 460 | 146 | 106 | 25 | 906 | 800 | 736 | 16 | 227 | 8 | 560 | 488 | 457 | 8 | 361 | 353 | 295 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 466 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 25 | 25 | 16 | — | 43 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 1039 | 1815 | 1925 | 1488 | 1396 | 1428 | 383 | 1090 | 1109 | 1128 | 1192 | 1070 | 968 | 664 | 306 | 538 | — | — | — | 439 | — | — | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 247 | 247 | 145 | 106 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 106 | 77 | 139 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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