Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 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
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 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
709
693
598
580
514
514
586
610
510
500
440
377
356
301
295
251
257
301
534
817
542
579
480
416
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
0
ENE
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:28PM1.79m
10:37AM1.19m
11:08PM1.73m
11:28AM1.15m
11:54PM1.67m
12:33PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.72m
4:07PM0.68m
6:07AM0.75m
4:48PM0.75m
7:05AM0.75m
5:43PM0.81m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:09
5:08
5:07
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
22
25
23
21
19
16
14
13
16
18
17
16
16
20
19
20
20
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
23
25
24
20
14
10
7
8
12
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
709
693
598
580
514
514
586
610
510
500
440
377
356
301
295
251
257
301
301
647
542
579
480
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
5
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
5
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
230
242
247
247
242
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
7
7
6
12
11
10
10
9
2
7
6
5
5
3
8
8
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
3
1.1
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
24
43
77
98
87
42
6
54
154
534
817
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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