
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 785 | 832 | 904 | 1227 | 1159 | 1030 | 1056 | 1258 | 1599 | 1602 | 1944 | 2276 | 3997 | 2896 | 2621 | 2274 | 2082 | 2104 | 1969 | 1778 | 1867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | 11:07PM1.70m | 11:42AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 18 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 21 | SE 21 | E 12 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 539 | 787 | 1944 | 2015 | 35 | 17 | 72 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | — | SE 17 | — | — | N 9 | — | E 20 | E 20 | — | E 18 | S 21 | SE 21 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | — | S 22 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
804 | 785 | 832 | 904 | 1227 | 1159 | 1030 | 1056 | 1258 | 1599 | 1602 | 1395 | 2276 | 3997 | 2896 | 2621 | 2274 | 2082 | 2104 | 1969 | 1778 | 1867 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 597 | 598 | 598 | 7 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 279 | 722 | 734 | 466 | 651 | 651 | 667 | 667 | 651 | 555 | 555 | 438 | 392 |
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