Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 75 | 219 | 328 | 346 | 302 | 300 | 646 | 344 | 309 | 199 | 176 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.43m | 3:01AM1.08m | 4:37PM1.50m | 4:18AM1.05m | 5:32PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.79m | 9:22AM0.50m | 11:21PM0.74m | 10:20AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 196 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 75 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 435 | 322 | 265 | 199 | 176 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 60 | 344 | 309 | 197 | 136 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | S 18 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 102 | 95 | 59 | 78 | 43 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 94 | 219 | 328 | 346 | 302 | 300 | 646 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 0 |
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