Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Snapper Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
184
180
180
176
144
138
146
135
143
113
77
72
51
50
43
29
28
26
26
26
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
0
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:26AM1.10m
7:02PM1.75m
7:15AM1.15m
7:40PM1.80m
7:57AM1.19m
8:16PM1.82m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.43m
1:46AM0.49m
12:51PM0.41m
2:22AM0.43m
1:33PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
15
17
16
18
17
15
15
15
19
18
17
17
18
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