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Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 01 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.2
SE
1.6
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SE
0.7
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1213131012101010111111111010101099998988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)880917932320666296290260414414406220208163160185188186186174691069996
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
Sunrise4:50-------4:52-------4:52-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------211--212--1----
Temp. °C232626252423212022232424232221212121232323232223
Feels °C (?)242625242525222022232324242423242322242424252325
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