Snapper Rocks surf break

Snapper Rocks surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Snapper Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Snapper Rocks at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)666667777777888888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62647090108114160160160160160191204253259270319383352390423409397397
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.67
11:59PM
1.27
12:00PM
1.53
12:51AM
1.28
12:40PM
1.40
1:51AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.46
5:37AM
0.61
6:39PM
0.51
6:33AM
0.72
7:20PM
0.54
7:43AM
0.81
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------4:56-------4:58-------4:58-
Sunset-6:46-------6:46-------6:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C252424232222242425252424252425252626252425242526
Feels °C (?)242324232222232424252425252626252626252425252726
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