Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
1 PM
4 PM
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
967
961
878
878
961
1069
1090
1098
1119
1163
1338
1520
1520
1288
1137
1037
1068
1048
953
835
804
709
682
598
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NE
0
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16PM1.88m
9:20AM1.33m
9:51PM1.84m
9:56AM1.25m
10:28PM1.79m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.48m
3:48AM0.62m
3:03PM0.54m
4:30AM0.68m
3:33PM0.61m
5:16AM0.72m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
20
21
20
19
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
20
23
23
24
25
22
21
21
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
967
961
878
878
961
1069
1090
1098
1119
1163
1338
1520
1520
1288
1137
1037
1068
1048
953
835
804
709
682
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
1
4
5
5
5
11
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
11
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
1
6
6
5
5
7
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
69
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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