Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.4° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)--
Afternoon (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
20
30
28
22
25
28
45
37
53
48
16
7
7
6
6
4
3
1
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
0
W
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:29PM3.09m
9:53AM3.17m
10:09PM3.15m
10:31AM3.25m
10:47PM3.18m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.29m
4:01PM0.33m
4:17AM0.23m
4:38PM0.27m
4:52AM0.22m
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
19
19
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
19
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
18
18
13
12
12
13
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