Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
2.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)887778888888888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170165153153181186191251264264306306306291291286307329326422360430412692
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
1.57
12:58PM
1.24
2:05AM
1.58
2:23PM
1.14
3:29AM
1.64
3:57PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.61
7:08PM
0.47
8:53AM
0.64
8:24PM
0.51
10:25AM
0.59
9:47PM
0.49
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--5:33-------5:33-------5:35-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:22-------6:21--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C242323262626252424242424252524232121212425252423
Feels °C (?)252524262626262525252625252525242221202222222321
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