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Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 669 | 666 | 680 | 610 | 596 | 610 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 361 | 301 | 295 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.25m | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | 11:28AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.68m | 3:33PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | 6:07AM0.75m | 4:48PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 924 | 819 | 789 | 682 | 669 | 666 | 680 | 610 | 596 | 610 | 510 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 361 | 301 | 295 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NNE 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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