
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1268 | 1207 | 687 | 986 | 947 | 928 | 881 | 772 | 710 | 1039 | 804 | 1348 | 853 | 770 | 716 | 565 | 448 | 384 | 288 | 399 | 414 | 379 | 389 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.51m | 3:33AM1.23m | 4:41PM1.63m | 4:46AM1.19m | 5:41PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.33m | 9:58PM0.57m | 9:49AM0.29m | 11:14PM0.48m | 10:49AM0.25m | 00:20AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
1250 | 1168 | 268 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 881 | 772 | 710 | 725 | 804 | 769 | 853 | 770 | 716 | 565 | 448 | 384 | 288 | 399 | 414 | 379 | 389 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 206 | 200 | 28 | — | — | — | 21 | 42 | 110 | 195 | 288 | 214 | 161 | 101 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
1268 | 1207 | 687 | 986 | 947 | 928 | — | — | 75 | 1039 | — | 1348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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