Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Snapper Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1268
1207
687
986
947
928
881
772
710
1039
804
1348
853
770
716
565
448
384
288
399
414
379
389
334
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:36PM1.51m
3:33AM1.23m
4:41PM1.63m
4:46AM1.19m
5:41PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.33m
9:58PM0.57m
9:49AM0.29m
11:14PM0.48m
10:49AM0.25m
00:20AM0.38m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
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