Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.7
NNE
1.8
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)5566678778999101091110131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83901236634297416375349504775553474561522314685631172826682966296611021224
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.89
8:25AM
1.64
8:50PM
1.94
9:07AM
1.54
9:34PM
1.95
9:52AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.31
2:24PM
0.27
3:13AM
0.31
3:02PM
0.30
4:03AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.35
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242321211922232221201919182122212019201817212221
Feels °C (?)222221191518191818181717161920191917181615181816
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