Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
12.5°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
75
69
59
37
48
105
69
74
293
497
297
210
176
112
82
57
42
29
31
25
34
30
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:15AM3.17m
1:41PM3.08m
2:04AM2.96m
2:35PM2.90m
3:04AM2.74m
3:43PM2.74m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.33m
7:48PM0.48m
8:13AM0.54m
8:45PM0.69m
9:14AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
7
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
16
14
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
12
12
14
13
11
11
11
9
12
10
9
5
5
6
7
7
8
10
10
10
10
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