Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
131
145
127
72
88
80
75
27
26
19
16
10
9
5
4
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
5
N
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:56AM3.09m
11:12PM3.30m
11:31AM3.15m
11:47PM3.33m
12:06PM3.17m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.28m
5:02PM0.26m
5:26AM0.20m
5:36PM0.22m
6:00AM0.17m
6:12PM0.23m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
9
11
7
6
5
4
4
5
10
11
8
7
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
5
8
3
4
2
0
0
1
7
8
6
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Schnappers Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest