Surf Forecasts:
Schnappes surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 12,354 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Schnappes this week:
The surf forecast for Schnappes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Schnappes in the next 16 days are 6.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Schnappes over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1450 | 982 | 389 | 1861 | 4464 | 7161 | 2166 | 1765 | 874 | 540 | 857 | 322 | 661 | 1582 | 578 | 316 | 380 | 458 | 698 | 497 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:30PM1.49m | 11:53AM1.54m | 00:10AM1.45m | 12:35PM1.52m | 00:52AM1.42m | 1:16PM1.51m | 1:36AM1.40m | 1:57PM1.50m | 2:22AM1.39m | 2:42PM1.49m | 3:09AM1.40m | 3:29PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.48m | 5:41AM0.53m | 6:17PM0.47m | 6:19AM0.52m | 6:56PM0.46m | 6:56AM0.51m | 7:33PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.48m | 8:19AM0.50m | 8:55PM0.50m | 9:08AM0.50m | 9:46PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1450 | 982 | 389 | 58 | 39 | 7161 | 2166 | 1765 | 874 | 97 | 857 | 212 | 353 | 358 | 180 | 316 | 380 | 458 | 178 | 117 | 598 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 6 | SE 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 195 | 126 | 82 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 58 | 79 | 322 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 90 | 106 | 21 | 98 | 117 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 15 | — | — | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 119 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 36 | — | — | 2 | 87 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 6 | SSW 11 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 64 | 1001 | 1861 | 4464 | — | 8 | — | 233 | 540 | — | 9 | 661 | 1582 | 578 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 698 | 497 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 99 | 89 | 430 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 99 | 0 | 274 | 296 | 70 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
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