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Snapper Rocks Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.7° 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 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | |
1832 | 1261 | 1306 | 1203 | 1104 | 1015 | 940 | 920 | 910 | 959 | 910 | 916 | 870 | 806 | 824 | 790 | 659 | 713 | 619 | 547 | 291 | 222 | 355 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.74m | 2:15PM1.18m | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:33PM1.27m | 3:43AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.63m | 8:30AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.69m | 9:36AM0.57m | 9:09PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1015 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 291 | 222 | 234 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | N 15 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | — | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1832 | 1261 | 1306 | 1203 | 1104 | 108 | 940 | 920 | 910 | 959 | 910 | 916 | 870 | 806 | 824 | 790 | 659 | 713 | 619 | 547 | 143 | 154 | 355 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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