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Snapper Rocks Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
264 | 607 | 533 | 454 | 391 | 391 | 322 | 322 | 308 | 307 | 300 | 262 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 395 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 312 | 403 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.16m | 1:49AM1.59m | 3:02PM1.24m | 2:53AM1.58m | 4:01PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.85m | 9:00AM0.66m | 8:27PM0.83m | 9:48AM0.58m | 9:44PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 264 | 192 | 203 | 192 | 391 | 391 | 322 | 221 | 217 | 259 | 250 | 250 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 395 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 239 | 235 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 182 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 189 | 199 | 221 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 93 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 20 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 19 | E 16 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 9 | SE 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 246 | 607 | 533 | 454 | — | — | — | 322 | 308 | 307 | 300 | 262 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 148 | 247 | 290 | 271 | 268 | 257 | 312 | 403 | 485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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