Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Snapper Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
175
142
122
98
94
76
55
55
38
30
47
33
32
24
23
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM1.88m
6:55AM1.21m
7:29PM1.97m
7:49AM1.24m
8:17PM2.01m
8:40AM1.27m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.21m
1:18AM0.29m
12:40PM0.17m
2:10AM0.22m
1:31PM0.16m
2:59AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
Feels °C
17
19
16
14
12
12
12
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
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