Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)887677777777777777778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201111476367888686939693111111114111111131131157161161177172
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
1.67
10:54PM
1.59
11:07AM
1.53
11:46PM
1.58
11:56AM
1.38
12:48AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.33
5:01AM
0.43
5:20PM
0.36
6:00AM
0.52
6:08PM
0.42
7:17AM
0.61
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------5:31-------5:33-------5:33-
Sunset-6:25-------6:24-------6:23------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524232322232526262524232324262625252424222225
Feels °C (?)242525242424262626262625242527272726272525232325
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