Snapper Point surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 AEST
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Snapper Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Snapper Point sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Snapper Point today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Point at 8PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.3
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)8899999999998888778991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)48153612975755385025064454354253734194112832776055815615596286371243500476
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
1.77
7:59AM
1.18
8:09PM
1.74
8:35AM
1.24
8:43PM
1.68
9:11AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.06
1:40PM
0.13
2:43AM
0.05
2:19PM
0.14
3:12AM
0.06
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-5:25-------5:25-------5:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------12211-------
Temp. °C191919171513121518181818171616171818171716151416
Feels °C (?)19171816121091317151515151312121415141514131315
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent on-shore wind 34 km from Snapper Point has fallen light (light winds from the N at YambaPilotStation). Waves cleaning up. 2.2m 9s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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34 km away, 1 h 6 min ago

7 km/h
N
0.0
20.4
Air / Water (°C)
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