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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 am Thursday 21 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trapdoors today?
The current surf forecast for Trapdoors at 12PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trapdoors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | |
994 | 900 | 819 | 795 | 776 | 1027 | 1514 | 1458 | 1860 | 2629 | 3197 | 4024 | 3919 | 4745 | 4294 | 3471 | 3097 | 2866 | 2622 | 2717 | 2090 | 2034 | 2716 | 2332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:51AM0.97m | 00:07AM1.62m | 1:00PM0.96m | 1:08AM1.50m | 2:11PM1.00m | 2:09AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.11m | 5:18PM0.25m | 7:07AM0.15m | 6:24PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:39PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 223 | 184 | 184 | 220 | 175 | 179 | 145 | 154 | 37 | 49 | — | — | — | 3271 | 2912 | 2702 | 2408 | 2243 | 1984 | 2054 | 2090 | 2034 | 2053 | 2332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | S 8 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 994 | 900 | 819 | 795 | 776 | 1027 | 1514 | 1458 | 1860 | 2629 | 3197 | 4024 | 3919 | 4745 | 4294 | 3471 | 3097 | 2866 | 2622 | 2717 | — | 264 | 2716 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 77 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 250 | 442 | 409 | 409 | 513 | 77 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 424 | 424 | 106 | 77 |
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