Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
18
26
40
18
16
10
9
5
5
9
8
13
25
35
44
57
72
74
42
32
94
23
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
0
ENE
0
S
0
SW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:50PM2.80m
7:30AM2.74m
7:52PM2.89m
8:26AM2.89m
8:44PM3.00m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.83m
1:16AM0.66m
1:41PM0.72m
2:13AM0.52m
2:35PM0.57m
2:59AM0.39m
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4
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
16
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
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