Surf Forecasts:
Snake Park surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 15 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 15 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, S swell with 1,060 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 7 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Snake Park this week:
The surf forecast for Snake Park over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Snake Park in the next 16 days are 1.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 7th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Snake Park over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 152 | 327 | 373 | 135 | 355 | 403 | 218 | 481 | 457 | 780 | 1029 | 908 | 711 | 561 | 397 | 327 | 230 | 192 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.80m | 3:04PM1.98m | 3:22AM1.83m | 3:33PM1.98m | 3:51AM1.84m | 4:01PM1.96m | 4:20AM1.81m | 4:29PM1.90m | 4:49AM1.76m | 4:57PM1.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:49PM0.31m | 8:52AM0.32m | 9:18PM0.27m | 9:22AM0.30m | 9:46PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.32m | 10:15PM0.28m | 10:20AM0.37m | 10:43PM0.33m | 10:49AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 152 | 327 | 38 | 49 | 133 | 403 | 136 | 481 | 457 | 780 | 1029 | 908 | 711 | 561 | 397 | 327 | 230 | 192 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 62 | 55 | 373 | 58 | 265 | 326 | 218 | 111 | 66 | 91 | 117 | 119 | 90 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 86 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 15 | — | E 7 | NNE 7 | — | E 9 | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 13 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 43 | — | 49 | 5 | — | 40 | 72 | — | 60 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | 102 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 104 | — | — | 105 | 135 | 355 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 779 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 330 | 48 |
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