Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
10
0.7
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
71
22
67
225
223
216
217
217
393
311
116
94
86
65
188
25
87
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM2.47m
5:46PM2.51m
6:15AM2.43m
6:52PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:51PM1.01m
11:21AM0.98m
00:03AM1.06m
12:30PM0.99m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
12
13
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
8
7
Feels °C
11
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
4
3
5
7
5
5
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