Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 11 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
25.4° 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 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ESE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)998888877888888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)419355329268268256250256524579450343257180176176144171167197166188192188
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.29
2:59AM
1.36
2:24PM
1.19
4:06AM
1.44
3:36PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.81
8:06PM
0.55
9:09AM
0.84
8:59PM
0.55
10:34AM
0.82
9:56PM
0.53
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise4:58-------5:00-------5:00-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----11-111------------1
Temp. °C242727272525232323232324232323232326262625252424
Feels °C (?)252827292828242323242626242625242325252627272626
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