Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131414141414141414141413131313121210101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78295711421279142214221463146313171162947812690590418309299250205218214205192192
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.30
4:49AM
1.66
5:32PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.71
6:11PM
1.58
6:20AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.67
10:24PM
0.76
11:28AM
0.56
11:20PM
0.64
12:03PM
0.46
12:09AM
0.52
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:31-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422202020192222222120201918212221212019191922
Feels °C (?)242423201818182120212019191716202019202120191922
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