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Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEST
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Snapper Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 9AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)101212999988877778877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5661100984497430439429401382364375373453522531464423444375375383383271256
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
1.59
4:02PM
1.17
5:01AM
1.71
5:18PM
1.18
6:01AM
1.85
6:21PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.55
10:05PM
0.36
11:43AM
0.45
11:09PM
0.31
12:43PM
0.36
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--5:13-------5:13-------5:13-----
Sunset-----6:43-------6:42-------6:42--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C202122252524222122232325252524242222232525252322
Feels °C (?)202020232322202020201921212222222121212222232222
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