Schnappers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Alright mate, I’ve had a good long look at the charts for Schnappers Point, and I’ll level with you—this is going to be one of those stretches where you’ll have to be patient. The next two weeks are looking mostly flat and quiet, with only a couple of brief windows where you could get wet, but they’re not exactly firing.

We’re starting off now with nothing doing. The first few days are showing tiny dribbles and glassy conditions, but the swell is practically non-existent. Around Thursday the 13th, we get a bit of a pulse—5 ft from the north, but the wind is cross-on and messy, giving us a choppy, bumpy surface with moderate energy (233). It’s not really worth paddling out unless you’re desperate for a water time. The next day, Friday the 14th, the swell drops back to tiny with barely any energy (9), so we’re back to waiting.

There’s a tiny tease on Saturday the 15th with a 0.7 ft swell from the NNW and a very long 16-17 second period. That period is impressive, but the size is just too small to wrap into the point properly. The combined energy is weak (27-30). The morning winds are cross-off, which would make it clean, but there’s just not enough push.

The real issue is that after that, we hit a big dry spell. From Sunday the 16th all the way through to Tuesday the 27th, the guidance is showing either zero swell or minuscule 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft bumps with very little energy. A few mornings here and there have glassy or clean conditions, but there’s nothing to ride. It’s a long, flat stretch—about eight or nine days of basically nothing worth reporting.

Toward the very end of the window, on Sunday the 23rd, we get a slight lift—4 ft from the NW with only 5 seconds period and weak energy (65). The wind is cross-on again, so it’s not going to be pretty. After that, it just fades back to flat.

If you’re a beginner, there’s not enough size to worry about. For experts, there’s just no swell. This is a coastline where blank runs like this are pretty normal. The water temp is sitting around 53°, which is about average for the time of year.

Honestly, for this stretch, it might be worth checking if the kite gear is ready, because the surf just isn’t on.

Rusty.

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