Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
38
40
27
28
29
24
64
68
47
55
65
72
94
130
269
236
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:04AM2.74m
3:43PM2.74m
4:22AM2.58m
5:06PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.69m
9:14AM0.76m
9:59PM0.87m
10:36AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
8
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
5
7
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
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