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Snapper Rocks Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Snapper Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | |
133 | 130 | 133 | 143 | 165 | 253 | 161 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 121 | 93 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 73 | 95 | 146 | 127 | 119 | 103 | 97 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.90m | 8:27AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.89m | 9:08AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.86m | 9:49AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.57m | 2:06PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.58m | 2:41PM0.52m | 4:23AM0.59m | 3:16PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 133 | 130 | 133 | 143 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 121 | 93 | 55 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 62 | 119 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 8 | S 13 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 73 | 95 | 146 | 127 | 176 | 103 | 97 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
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