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Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
26.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)767777879998888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88518270949711065148174197547870741541617732819700605384333459349
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
1.21
7:54AM
1.86
8:07PM
1.24
8:28AM
1.89
8:44PM
1.28
9:02AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.40
2:33PM
0.45
1:45AM
0.38
3:06PM
0.40
2:22AM
0.37
3:38PM
0.38
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----5:03-------5:05-------5:05---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1-12431-----121-------
Temp. °C252524242425252423232322232424232222222222252525
Feels °C (?)282929282828262423232222222222212020191919222121
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