Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
20
0.1
N
6
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
8
7
34
7
4
2
37
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
29
27
26
2
2
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
W
15
NNW
5
N
15
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
9:00AM3.15m
9:19PM3.40m
9:43AM3.32m
10:01PM3.52m
10:23AM3.43m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.25m
3:06PM0.22m
3:33AM0.06m
3:48PM0.07m
4:12AM-0.05m
4:27PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
8
9
10
11
12
8
7
5
5
4
6
13
14
12
9
8
7
7
10
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
5
7
8
10
10
4
4
2
2
0
2
8
9
7
4
4
3
2
6
11
8
9
4
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