Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 601 | 529 | 465 | 370 | 472 | 407 | 240 | 185 | 181 | 166 | 166 | 258 | 215 | 205 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.28m | 2:27PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.16m | 3:34PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.73m | 7:37AM0.48m | 8:39PM0.79m | 8:25AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 601 | 529 | 465 | 370 | 472 | 407 | 240 | 185 | 181 | 154 | 166 | 258 | 215 | 205 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 58 | 185 | 31 | 29 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 166 | 123 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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