Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 314 | 698 | 816 | 893 | 1046 | 1125 | 1521 | 1951 | 2237 | 1996 | 1447 | 1225 | 966 | 861 | 785 | 683 | 623 | 811 | 912 | 996 | 1299 | 1811 | 2749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03PM2.00m | 9:27AM1.29m | 9:47PM1.94m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:28PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.18m | 3:43AM0.20m | 3:07PM0.23m | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 6 | SE 18 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 4 | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 19 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | — | S 19 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 62 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 314 | 698 | 816 | 893 | 1046 | 1125 | 1521 | 1951 | 2237 | 1996 | 1447 | 1225 | 966 | 861 | 785 | 683 | 623 | 811 | 912 | 996 | 1299 | 1811 | 2749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 279 | 438 | 438 | 438 | 392 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 438 | 644 | 438 | 142 | 2 | 7 | 694 | 651 |
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