Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.60° S 175.33° E

Schnappes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schnappes sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Schnappes today (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schnappes at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Schnappes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
29
16
17
17
16
39
24
97
85
115
102
161
257
425
467
569
522
465
421
321
220
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM1.65m
12:45PM1.76m
1:11AM1.63m
1:40PM1.72m
2:07AM1.61m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.21m
6:31AM0.22m
7:06PM0.22m
7:25AM0.24m
7:56PM0.27m
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Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
18
19
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18
17
16
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16
Feels °C
9
6
8
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9
9
11
12
13
15
13
14
13
13
17
18
18
18
15
14
13
14
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