Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

Schnappers Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)--
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.9
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
4
4
0
0
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
12
23
35
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
0
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:41AM3.13m
2:08PM2.99m
2:28AM2.98m
3:00PM2.88m
3:26AM2.82m
4:04PM2.77m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.37m
8:13PM0.53m
8:41AM0.52m
9:07PM0.68m
9:39AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
4
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
5
4
4
3
5
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
-2
-1
0
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
3
7
6
5
2
1
1
-1
1
5
6
7
6
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