Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 24 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
25.7° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)9111010109999999999101010101414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343389522430240189185197189193188188188161164179204212216241228215208273
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
1.38
11:32AM
1.59
12:16AM
1.40
12:22PM
1.46
1:19AM
1.43
1:23PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.47
6:01PM
0.36
6:13AM
0.53
6:50PM
0.38
7:29AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.39
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--5:09-------5:09-------5:11-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:44--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C222221232324232322222327262524242424242828272423
Feels °C (?)232423242324232322242528262624252626262929292625
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