Schnappes surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Schnappes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Schnappes sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Schnappes today?

The current surf forecast for Schnappes at 9AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)1110101099999910109101010109991414139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99083473065333428828227628229530126425824124623524117316617013312811686
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.60
8:05PM
1.64
8:38AM
1.63
8:59PM
1.72
9:35AM
1.66
9:52PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.42
2:04PM
0.46
2:26AM
0.39
2:58PM
0.42
3:26AM
0.35
3:50PM
0.38
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:24--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121213141513111111111416161513131313151819181616
Feels °C (?)9101112131189991315141310101111131515141213
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