Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)9910101099999999910101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293251262262257211207168168133133133162136146184151163160157179147180180
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.70
10:43AM
1.25
11:31PM
1.64
11:27AM
1.17
12:23AM
1.59
12:35PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.59
5:20AM
0.78
4:32PM
0.67
6:16AM
0.85
5:09PM
0.75
7:34AM
0.88
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019191923252323222221212425242323222121232423
Feels °C (?)202019191921232123232321222425232424242424252523
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