Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 30 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
26.1° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)88888888899121111111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441337344396392347346304363481436857875757743637543524449441268216202196
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
SW
15
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.24
6:54AM
1.95
7:14PM
1.31
7:41AM
2.02
8:00PM
1.37
8:24AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.36
12:07AM
0.25
1:33PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.22
2:17PM
0.26
1:45AM
0.21
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-
Sunset-6:42-------6:42-------6:40------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C252423222222222525252423232223262727252424222323
Feels °C (?)232223232324242525252525252425272727262526252520
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