Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Snapper Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
20.7° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
75
50
43
29
28
24
18
18
17
12
23
30
31
23
150
186
143
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.80m
7:57AM1.19m
8:16PM1.82m
8:35AM1.24m
8:49PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.43m
1:33PM0.39m
2:54AM0.38m
2:11PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
18
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
16
14
14
17
18
17
17
17
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
12
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