Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 28 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 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.4
E
1.9
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533486445451245410268234219273320448448449438416395355441441406395339328
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
1.85
6:12PM
1.33
6:37AM
1.93
7:00PM
1.44
7:21AM
1.97
7:41PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.41
11:57PM
0.37
1:11PM
0.35
12:48AM
0.31
1:49PM
0.32
1:34AM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise5:35-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:17-------6:16----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------121-1-11-----
Temp. °C232425252423222223252524232323222324242423222121
Feels °C (?)212221222122222223242524232223222323232322212021
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