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Schnappers Point Surf Photo: 'Two's a crowd' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.20° S 173.33° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is

13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Schnappers Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NE	N	N	SE
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

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	NNW	E	ENE	N	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

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	NNW	E	ENE	N
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

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	NNW	NE	ENE	N	NW
	10 s	cross	6 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE	ENE	N	NW
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E	ENE	N	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	S		N	NW
	10 s	off		10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	S	SSE	NNW	NW
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		NNW	ESE
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	S		NNW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	S		NNW	ESE
	11 s	off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE	SSE	NNW
	11 s	off	2 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SE	SSE	NNW	ESE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE	SE	NNW	ESE
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSE	SSE	NNW	WNW
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SSE	NNW	WNW
	4 s	off	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SE	NW	WNW
	4 s	off	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Schnappers Point around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 59 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.9 ft). Range 4.13m (13.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Schnappers Point Surf Photo: 'Two's a crowd' by Rob Davies

Clean winter swell. SE breeze so good along the Boulder Banks and good over the Gentle Annie too. At DB it picked up again as the tide dropped, just as forecast, so presumably it got bigger here too for a while.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:04 pm 15 Aug 2015