Surf Forecasts:
Schnappers Point surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 876 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NNW 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Schnappers Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk in feet and miles per hour. This one’s looking like a long, slow cooker with not much on the menu for a while.
Schnappers Point is staring down a flat spell for the first week and a half. Swell heights are below 3ft most of the time, barely kicking. The winds are a mixed bag—some glassy mornings, but the wave energy is tiny (combined energy often in the single or low double digits). It’s not worth suiting up.
The first real bump comes Saturday morning, August 29th. A 4ft swell from the N with a 9-second period, but it’s blown out by onshore NW winds around 9 mph. Marginal at best—energy just over 200 (moderate), but not clean.
Then Wednesday, September 2nd, shows a little life: the afternoon glass-off delivers about 4ft from the NNW with short 7-second period and 160 energy (moderate). Surfable, but only just.
The two windows to watch are Thursday, September 3rd, and Sunday, September 6th. Thursday morning is clean with a 4ft N swell, 10-second period, and light cross-offshore wind from the SW (3 mph). Energy is 235 (moderate). Nice, lined-up waves, but not huge.
The real standout is Sunday, September 6th. Morning brings 6ft from the N with a 9-second period, clean offshore from the S at 6 mph. Energy jumps to 408 (strong wave energy). By the afternoon, it’s pushing 7ft from the N, still clean with a light cross-off ESE breeze at 9 mph—energy of 597 (strong to very strong wave energy). That’s the biggest, cleanest swell of the whole forecast. For experienced surfers, this is the session to aim for. It’s a fairly consistent break, so it’ll have waves, but expect crowds on a day like this.
Water temp is around 54°F, normal for this time of year. You’ll need a full 5/4, no question.
So, flat start, a small window of hope on September 3rd, and a proper standout on September 6th. Don’t waste your gas before that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 17 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 34 | 176 | 347 | 240 | 94 | 91 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 60 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 23 | 27 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:59PM2.41m | 5:37AM2.31m | 6:20PM2.43m | 6:54AM2.39m | 7:27PM2.58m | 7:54AM2.55m | 8:18PM2.77m | 8:40AM2.74m | 9:00PM2.98m | 9:19AM2.93m | 9:36PM3.17m | 9:55AM3.10m | 10:10PM3.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.10m | 11:21PM1.17m | 11:55AM1.12m | 00:44AM1.10m | 1:09PM1.01m | 1:47AM0.92m | 2:04PM0.82m | 2:34AM0.70m | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:14AM0.48m | 3:26PM0.41m | 3:50AM0.28m | 4:02PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 13 | — | NW 17 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | 11 | 240 | 94 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 17 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | N 18 | NW 12 | N 8 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 29 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | N 17 | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 176 | 347 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 56 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 62 | 23 | 27 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 122 | 122 | 11 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 64 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 116 | 64 | 64 | 122 | 139 |
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