Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
4
2
10
49
29
31
30
30
40
50
118
190
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
N
0
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
0
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:02AM2.74m
9:24PM2.96m
9:43AM2.88m
10:02PM3.10m
10:20AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.71m
3:10PM0.61m
3:37AM0.55m
3:50PM0.46m
4:15AM0.40m
4:26PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
Temp °C
4
4
6
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
1
0
3
8
7
6
4
4
3
3
4
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
8
9
9
7
7
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