Snapper Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Snapper Rocks sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
396
396
338
338
350
350
286
238
227
231
231
231
188
188
188
149
149
146
138
104
102
102
104
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM1.24m
10:50PM1.91m
11:24AM1.24m
11:36PM1.80m
12:17PM1.25m
00:22AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.38m
5:38AM0.35m
4:55PM0.47m
6:25AM0.41m
5:49PM0.57m
7:10AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
400
396
396
338
338
350
350
286
238
227
231
231
231
188
188
50
39
149
146
138
104
102
102
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
8
8
8
6
2
12
11
188
149
10
31
23
17
13
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
10
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
8
7
6
11
11
10
9
7
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
1
N
4
1
N
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
10
5
39
47
53
61
66
94
85
64
31
1
41
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
69
1
0
0
0
0
1
40
166
40
40
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
3
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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