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Snapper Rocks Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | |
1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 592 | 592 | 514 | 514 | 628 | 596 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 251 | 257 | 216 | 367 | 632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | 11:28AM1.15m | 11:54PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | 6:07AM0.75m | 4:48PM0.75m | 7:05AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 592 | 592 | 514 | 514 | 628 | 596 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 251 | 257 | 216 | 223 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 18 | — | — | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 71 | 90 | 94 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 29 | 167 | 367 | 632 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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