Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 1PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
15
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
0
20
12
7
5
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:57AM3.15m
2:22PM3.13m
2:49AM2.91m
3:20PM2.92m
3:55AM2.68m
4:32PM2.74m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.34m
8:33PM0.47m
8:56AM0.58m
9:34PM0.70m
10:01AM0.81m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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7:32
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1
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Temp °C
9
8
12
17
19
15
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
9
7
7
6
5
8
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
9
14
16
11
8
9
9
9
10
10
5
6
4
5
4
2
7
8
8
8
6
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