Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is

15.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	66	52	107	126	77	72	64	127	103	44	33	44	92	88	75	48	27	19	19	19	18	32	31	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	WSW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	3:49AM2.71m					4:22PM2.84m				5:05AM2.60m				5:38PM2.77m				6:22AM2.62m				6:50PM2.80m
Low Tide			9:53AM0.75m					10:44PM0.75m				11:11AM0.86m				00:04AM0.76m				12:32PM0.83m					1:16AM0.66m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	8:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	13	15	16	16	15	13	12	12	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	8	8	11	13	12	12	13	13	11	12	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	—	—	N 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 10	—	N 13	N 13	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	17	15	47	50	—	—	1	52	41	44	33	4	—	3	3	48	27	19	19	19	18	17	25	16	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	NE 6	N 15	N 15	—	—	N 14	NNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10
kJ	5	1	5	4	—	—	4	14	5	5	4	—	—	—	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 16	—	—	—	—	—	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	3	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—
kJ	66	52	107	126	77	72	64	127	103	—	—	44	92	88	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	31	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	9	0	9	9	129	129	73	0	0	0	109	187	116	137	96	9	12	19	96	64	64	64	0	64	96	96
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut			Onekaka	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Schnappers Point						Delaware Bay Point	Whangamoa	Whangamoa					Inner Cut
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1						1	1	1					1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile	Boners United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Supertubes Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

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.

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (02 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website