Schnappers Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Schnappers Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.7° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
31
48
60
82
33
41
18
16
25
26
27
27
18
17
10
10
9
14
5
8
11
11
21
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
E
5
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
E
0
SSE
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38PM2.77m
6:22AM2.62m
6:50PM2.80m
7:30AM2.74m
7:52PM2.89m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.86m
00:04AM0.76m
12:32PM0.83m
1:16AM0.66m
1:41PM0.72m
2:13AM0.52m
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Temp °C
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
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