Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Snapper Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.9
E
11
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
91
182
86
212
244
189
284
265
240
250
279
188
255
374
822
1014
996
949
958
996
1014
1114
1197
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.77m
10:54AM1.22m
10:59PM1.71m
11:38AM1.24m
11:38PM1.62m
12:28PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.44m
4:23PM0.54m
5:43AM0.43m
5:10PM0.57m
6:21AM0.41m
6:07PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
E
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
1
S
8
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.2
NNE
7
1.3
S
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Energy kJ
55
46
182
86
212
244
189
133
265
240
195
158
188
188
191
5
560
253
246
178
178
131
131
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.2
E
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.4
ENE
8
1
E
12
0.3
NE
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.8
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.3
S
21
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
83
91
16
22
7
6
21
284
7
48
4
11
3
3
2
161
63
107
173
3
78
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
ESE
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
21
17
3
58
3
6
6
7
4
8
4
3
3
25
5
65
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.6
S
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
10
21
55
96
158
151
112
77
250
279
163
255
374
822
1014
996
949
958
996
1014
1114
1197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
1
0
2
142
2
1
142
142
776
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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