Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
23.0° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)--
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)666667766666666677686666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170135148187206258130865139371999885236211283919480
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.44
6:00AM
1.57
5:58PM
1.41
6:39AM
1.67
6:37PM
1.37
7:17AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.57
11:33PM
0.35
12:09PM
0.52
12:07AM
0.32
12:54PM
0.49
12:39AM
0.30
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------4:43-------4:43-------4:43-
Sunset-6:15-------6:15-------6:16------
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242423232221242930292321191821232222212019192022
Feels °C (?)242422232221242726262119161721222021202020202122
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