Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Snapper Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.3° 

Snapper Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 6AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1342
1449
1716
2409
3679
4107
4490
4762
4808
4820
4569
4220
2866
3450
3173
2804
2661
2410
2179
1817
1568
1079
1115
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.83m
10:57AM1.31m
11:07PM1.70m
11:42AM1.32m
11:45PM1.55m
12:31PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.30m
4:38PM0.41m
5:41AM0.36m
5:26PM0.52m
6:18AM0.41m
6:18PM0.63m
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6:35
6:35
6:33
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5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
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