Snapper Rocks Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.16° S 153.55° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 23.5° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24						Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3763	3313	2766	2372	1980	1913	1850	1647	1738	1770	1752	1752	1616	1602	1631	1660	1649	1649	1678	1569	1699	1728	1725	1725
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide				2:58PM1.32m				2:55AM1.58m				3:58PM1.42m				3:53AM1.51m					4:51PM1.54m
Low Tide		8:50AM0.53m				8:38PM0.73m				9:39AM0.52m				9:51PM0.73m					10:22AM0.50m				10:56PM0.69m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Temp °C	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	17	19	18	19	19	20	19	20	19	21	21	20	19	19	19	20	21	22	21	21	22	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 18	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	8	7	7	2372	1980	1913	1850	1647	1738	1770	1752	1752	1616	1602	1631	1660	1649	1649	1678	1569	1699	1728	1725	1725
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	—	—	—	6	5	4	1006	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	20	39	38	36	32	31	28	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3763	3313	2766	—	—	1061	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9

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