Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)970899719650612610610638638634643522486489439439439422422255284437439497
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.74
5:14PM
1.22
5:46AM
1.85
6:12PM
1.33
6:37AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
0.49
11:34AM
0.50
10:58PM
0.44
12:27PM
0.41
11:57PM
0.37
1:11PM
0.35
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----5:35-------5:35-------5:37---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:19-------6:17
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1224444541-----------121
Temp. °C242323232424242424232222232525252323222122232424
Feels °C (?)222223242524242423222020202222232122212021222323
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