Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219273320448448392392373365365305305382382409343299299258230230230263273
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.93
7:00PM
1.44
7:21AM
1.97
7:41PM
1.54
8:02AM
1.96
8:20PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.35
12:48AM
0.31
1:49PM
0.32
1:34AM
0.29
2:24PM
0.32
2:16AM
0.31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---6:17-------6:16-------6:15----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-121--11-1-11-----------
Temp. °C232424242323232322242524232323232324252423222323
Feels °C (?)232424232222232322232423232323242323242323222324
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