Surf Forecasts:
Schnappers Point surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, NNW swell with 636 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Schnappers Point this week:
The surf forecast for Schnappers Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Schnappers Point in the next 16 days are 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Schnappers Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window for Schnappers Point is a rough one. There’s a long, dry spell of flatness or near-flatness coming, and the real action is just a tiny window early on.
We’ve got a bit of a pulse arriving on Sunday, August 9th. That’s the standout of the whole run. Sunday morning is looking like the pick of the bunch. A nice 5ft swell from the north, with a 9-second period pushing through, generating a moderate wave energy of 320. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the SW, which will keep the surface clean. That’s a small window of fun, lined-up waves for intermediate surfers. The water temp is 54°, which is about normal for this time of year – nothing wild there.
After that Sunday morning session, it drops off quickly. That same afternoon, the wind swings around to a light onshore, and the surf is already fading. Monday the 10th is a write-off with tiny 2ft waves and ordinary conditions. Then from Tuesday the 11th all the way through to the end of the forecast on August 23rd, it’s flat. The swell heights drop to 0.7ft, and by the end of that week, there’s literally no swell energy at all. A long stretch of 10 days with nothing to ride.
So if you’re keen, you’ve got one shot: Sunday morning, August 9th, at dawn. The rest of the time, leave the boards at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 13 | 13 | 83 | 320 | 305 | 148 | 79 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 82 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.74m | 5:55AM2.68m | 6:36PM2.83m | 7:12AM2.78m | 7:46PM3.01m | 8:18AM2.95m | 8:46PM3.23m | 9:13AM3.15m | 9:37PM3.43m | 10:02AM3.30m | 10:23PM3.56m | 10:46AM3.40m | 11:05PM3.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.78m | 11:39PM0.83m | 12:15PM0.76m | 1:01AM0.72m | 1:29PM0.62m | 2:09AM0.50m | 2:30PM0.41m | 3:04AM0.27m | 3:22PM0.21m | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:07PM0.06m | 4:36AM-0.05m | 4:50PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 13 | 320 | 305 | 148 | 79 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 82 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | ENE 3 | N 14 | N 19 | — | N 10 | NE 4 | NNW 11 | NW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | N 10 | N 17 | N 13 | NW 19 | NNW 14 | NW 18 | — | NW 18 | N 18 | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 12 | — | 13 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 96 | 91 | 93 | 12 |
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