Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 6AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1342 | 1342 | 1449 | 1716 | 2409 | 3679 | 4107 | 4490 | 4762 | 4808 | 4820 | 4569 | 4220 | 2866 | 3450 | 3173 | 2804 | 2661 | 2410 | 2179 | 1817 | 1568 | 1079 | 1115 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | 11:07PM1.70m | 11:42AM1.32m | 11:45PM1.55m | 12:31PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.52m | 6:18AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 4 | 690 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 1065 | 56 | 54 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 4 | 57 | 85 | 1079 | 1115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | — | S 17 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | 34 | — | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1342 | 1342 | 1449 | 1716 | 2409 | 3679 | 4107 | 4490 | 4762 | 4808 | 4820 | 4569 | 4220 | 2866 | 3450 | 3173 | 2804 | 2661 | 2410 | 2179 | 1817 | 1568 | 137 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 265 | 279 | 722 | 734 | 734 | 376 | 734 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 555 | 438 | 438 | 392 | 142 | 142 | 53 | 247 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
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