Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
0.6
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
E
2
E
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)10109914888888999999991010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279231199151127130167412539645755832947977907802117210389409801026112415701688
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.78
10:49AM
1.43
11:26PM
1.75
11:42AM
1.29
12:27AM
1.70
12:50PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.34
4:56AM
0.44
4:47PM
0.40
5:58AM
0.53
5:36PM
0.48
7:16AM
0.61
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:50---
Sunset-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-11112221--1122111-----
Temp. °C222222212023232322222222222424232222212122242524
Feels °C (?)222222212022222221212121202223222122212122232424
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