Surf Forecasts:
Schnappers Point surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 527 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 16s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Schnappers Point over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Schnappers Point over the next 16 days.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a big dry spell with barely a ripple for the first few days. The water temp is sitting at 56°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least a wetsuit won’t feel out of place.
The forecast starts with nothing on Friday the 10th or Saturday the 11th. Sunday the 12th is flat too. We don’t see anything worth paddling out for until Monday the 13th, and even then it’s just a tiny 0.4m pulse from the NNW with a short period and weak energy (11). It’s glassy in the morning, but the surf is poor.
Things start to get a little interesting on Tuesday the 14th. The morning shows a 1.1m wave from the north with a period of 8 seconds and moderate energy (168). It’s glassy with that light WSW breeze, so it’ll be clean. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up slightly to 1.3m from the NNW with 311 of energy, but the wind switches to a light cross-onshore, so it’ll get a little bumpy. Not terrible, but not the standout.
The best chance we get in this whole window is actually that Tuesday morning. It’s the only time the energy feels decent and the conditions are clean. For a point break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the NW swell, you’ll want to be there early. But let’s not kid ourselves – this is a marginal call. The swell direction is NNW, and the optimum here is NW, so it’s a bit off.
After Tuesday, it falls away again. Wednesday the 15th is tiny and weak. By Thursday the 16th, we’ve got a long-period 16-second swell from the NNW, but it’s only 0.2m with almost no energy (30). That’s a tease. The rest of the week into the 25th is a dead zone of flat, glassy nothing. No surf, no hope.
If you’re a kiter, those afternoons with a bit of cross-breeze might be more your thing, but for surfing, this is a real quiet period. Schnappers Point is a fairly consistent spot, so this blank run is a bit of a bummer, but it happens. Forecasts can always change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d hang the board up and wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 527 | 160 | 212 | 144 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44PM2.82m | 6:13AM2.82m | 6:51PM2.93m | 7:21AM2.91m | 7:56PM3.09m | 8:25AM3.05m | 8:54PM3.28m | 9:22AM3.18m | 9:48PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.29m | 10:38PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.65m | 00:00AM0.73m | 12:33PM0.60m | 1:12AM0.61m | 1:39PM0.49m | 2:16AM0.44m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:13AM0.26m | 3:32PM0.19m | 4:05AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.00m | 5:08PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 160 | 95 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | N 20 | N 14 | NNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 75 | 527 | — | 212 | 144 | — | 44 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 128 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 103 | 64 | 101 | 64 |
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