Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
26.4° 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 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
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)

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
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
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)78888888888991211111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405416441337344403392347346346354481436857875757743637553524449450386361
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
1.85
6:21PM
1.24
6:54AM
1.95
7:14PM
1.31
7:41AM
2.02
8:00PM
1.37
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
Mon
02
Sunrise5:13-------5:15-------5:16-------
Sunset---6:42-------6:42-------6:40----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232525242323232223262625232322212225272725242322
Feels °C (?)222323222324242425262525232525242526282726252425
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