Snapper Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.14° S 153.46° E

Snapper Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Point sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Snapper Point today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
132
105
98
67
31
22
37
108
130
125
120
106
61
43
50
49
21
23
23
20
26
15
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
E
20
E
15
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:54PM1.45m
11:46AM1.28m
11:37PM1.31m
12:41PM1.32m
00:31AM1.16m
1:46PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.12m
5:38PM0.41m
6:06AM0.16m
6:46PM0.47m
6:54AM0.22m
8:13PM0.50m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
20
19
18
17
15
14
13
16
19
18
18
15
12
12
12
13
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
18
16
14
14
13
11
10
14
17
15
15
13
9
9
8
10
13
16
16
15
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