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Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.1° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)8888888887777777777777716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291277270259215207202191191155127123116939277949797100100979788
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.34
6:19AM
1.78
6:44PM
1.46
6:57AM
1.84
7:20PM
1.57
7:34AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.60
12:51PM
0.49
12:33AM
0.49
1:22PM
0.41
1:14AM
0.40
1:53PM
0.34
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----5:46-------5:47-------5:47---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222123232423242423232525242323222222252524
Feels °C (?)232222222123242323242424242525242325242323252423
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