Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Snapper Rocks Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Snapper Rocks
Address: Gold Coast, Queensland, AU

Point break
Right-hander
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7-day forecast

Updated 9 minutes ago Forecast data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

This week

1–2 ft Today Poor
1 ft Tue Poor
3–4 ft Wed Fair
3–5 ft Thu Fair to Good
3–4 ft Fri Fair to Good
3–4 ft Sat Fair to Good
3–5 ft Sun Fair to Good

Right now 23:39 AEST

1 ft Ankle to knee high

Poor

Swell

0.6 m 4 s

NE 42°

2nd swell

0.2 m 6 s

NE 54°

Wind

19 km/h

Moderate cross-onshore NNW · gusts 36 km/h

Tide

Falling 0.0 m

High 08:49 · Low 02:10

Water

22°C

2 mm shorty or spring suit

Weather

22°C Partly cloudy

05:13 17:52

Forecaster's take

AI forecast summary

Snapper is basically flat right now, and the models suggest tomorrow won't be much better: about 1 ft with a weak 4 second NE swell and a cross-onshore to onshore breeze, so give it a miss. Wednesday starts to wake up, with 2 to 4 ft and a tidy SSW offshore at dawn, then a cross-offshore SSE from midday through to about 5:53pm, which is the fair window. Thursday is the one to wait for: on the latest model run, 3 to 5 ft with a cross-offshore SSE of 14 km/h, best from 6 to 8am before the wind turns more cross-shore.

Written 1 hour ago from the latest model run. A computer-model estimate — always check the beach before you paddle out.

Best times to surf

Thu 15 Oct 06:00–07:00 Fair to Good 3–5 ft Moderate cross-offshore
Wed 14 Oct 12:00–17:53 Fair 2–4 ft Fresh cross-offshore

7-day forecast

Snapper Rocks surf forecast

Local time at the break (AEST, UTC+10)

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Surf height (coloured by rating) Wind: offshore → onshore

Today 12 Oct 1–2 ft Poor AMPM 06–17h Tue 13 Oct 1 ft Poor AMPM 06–17h Wed 14 Oct 3–4 ft Fair AMPM 12–17h Thu 15 Oct 3–5 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–07h Fri 16 Oct 3–4 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–07h Sat 17 Oct 3–4 ft Fair to Good AMPM 07–11h Sun 18 Oct 3–5 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–09h

Monday 12 October Today

Poor 1–2 ft 0.6 m @ 8 s NE Best 06:00–17:52 Mostly sunny, 28°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 12 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 9 s SE	15 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on NNW	-0.3 mFalling	22°COvercast
03:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 8 s SE	20 km/hgusts 38 km/hX-on NNW	-0.4 mRising	22°CMostly clear
06:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 9 s SE	18 km/hgusts 36 km/hX-on NNW	0.6 mRising	22°CMostly sunny
09:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 9 s SSE	17 km/hgusts 38 km/hX-on NNW	1.0 mFalling	26°CSunny
12:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.4 m7 s ENE+ 0.3 m 9 s SE	22 km/hgusts 47 km/hOnshore NNE	0.1 mFalling	27°CSunny
15:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.3 m6 s E	24 km/hgusts 51 km/hOnshore NNE	-0.3 mRising	25°CMostly sunny
18:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.4 m4 s ENE	22 km/hgusts 45 km/hOnshore N	0.3 mRising	23°CClear
21:00Now	1 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE	18 km/hgusts 36 km/hX-on NNW	0.6 mFalling	22°CClear

Tides Low 01:41 High 08:12 Low 14:23 High 20:16

Low 01:41 -0.5 m High 08:12 1.0 m Low 14:23 -0.4 m High 20:16 0.7 m Now

05:13 17:52 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Tuesday 13 October Tomorrow

Poor 1 ft 0.8 m @ 5 s NE Best 06:00–17:53 Drizzle, 27°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	1 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE	19 km/hgusts 38 km/hX-on NNW	-0.1 mFalling	22°CMostly clear
03:00	1 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 7 s ENE	21 km/hgusts 42 km/hX-on NNW	-0.4 mRising	22°COvercast
06:00	1 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 6 s NE	16 km/hgusts 38 km/hX-on NNW	0.4 mRising	22°CPartly cloudy
09:00	1 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 8 s E	13 km/hgusts 33 km/hX-on N	1.0 mFalling	25°COvercast
12:00	1 ftPoor	0.4 m5 s NE	11 km/hgusts 26 km/hOnshore NNE	0.3 mFalling	26°COvercast
15:00	1 ftPoor	0.3 m5 s ENE	20 km/hgusts 44 km/hOnshore NNE	-0.3 mRising	25°COvercast
18:00	1 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE	18 km/hgusts 35 km/hOnshore N	0.2 mRising	23°CDrizzle
21:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NE	14 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on NNW	0.6 mFalling	22°CDrizzle

Tides Low 02:10 High 08:49 Low 15:06 High 20:53

Low 02:10 -0.5 m High 08:49 1.0 m Low 15:06 -0.3 m High 20:53 0.6 m

05:12 17:53 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October

Fair 3–4 ft 0.8 m @ 8 s NE Best 12:00–17:53 Drizzle, 22°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NNE	13 km/hgusts 29 km/hX-on NW	0.0 mFalling	21°CDrizzle
03:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NNE	8 km/hgusts 21 km/hCross WNW	-0.4 mRising	20°CMostly clear
06:00	1 ftPoor	0.7 m5 s NNE	9 km/hgusts 16 km/hX-off SSE	0.3 mRising	20°CPartly cloudy
09:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.6 m5 s NNE	22 km/hgusts 48 km/hOffshore S	1.0 m	22°CDrizzle
12:00	2–4 ftFair	0.4 m6 s NE	26 km/hgusts 57 km/hX-off SSE	0.6 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftFair	0.3 m6 s ENE	26 km/hgusts 56 km/hX-off SSE	-0.1 mFalling	21°COvercast
18:00	3–5 ftFair	0.3 m8 s ESE	22 km/hgusts 51 km/hX-off SSE	0.1 mRising	19°CPartly cloudy
21:00	3–5 ftFair	0.5 m8 s SE+ 0.3 m 7 s ESE	22 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-off SSE	0.5 m	19°CMostly clear

Tides Low 02:39 High 09:26 Low 15:54 High 21:30

Low 02:39 -0.4 m High 09:26 1.0 m Low 15:54 -0.2 m High 21:30 0.5 m

05:11 17:53 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Fair to Good 3–5 ft 1.2 m @ 8 s ESE Best 06:00–07:00 Overcast, 21°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	0.6 m8 s SE+ 0.4 m 7 s SE	17 km/hgusts 32 km/hX-off SSE	0.2 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
03:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.0 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 6 s ESE	14 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-off SSE	-0.3 mRising	18°CPartly cloudy
06:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.0 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 7 s ESE	15 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-off SSE	0.2 mRising	18°COvercast
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.1 m7 s ESE+ 0.4 m 6 s SSE	21 km/hgusts 46 km/hCross SE	0.8 mRising	20°CMostly sunny
12:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m6 s ESE	19 km/hgusts 44 km/hCross SE	0.7 mFalling	21°CMostly sunny
15:00	3–5 ftFair	1.1 m7 s SE+ 0.5 m 4 s ESE	18 km/hgusts 41 km/hCross SE	0.0 mFalling	20°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–5 ftFair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 7 s ESE	13 km/hgusts 30 km/hCross SE	-0.1 mRising	18°CPartly cloudy
21:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	15 km/hgusts 28 km/hCross ESE	0.3 mRising	18°COvercast

Tides Low 03:08 High 10:03 Low 16:45 High 22:08

Low 03:08 -0.3 m High 10:03 0.9 m Low 16:45 -0.1 m High 22:08 0.4 m

05:10 17:54 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Friday 16 October

Fair to Good 3–4 ft 1.2 m @ 6 s ESE Best 06:00–07:00 Drizzle, 20°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SE	13 km/hgusts 25 km/hCross ESE	0.2 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
03:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	7 km/hgusts 17 km/hLight ESE	-0.2 mFalling	16°COvercast
06:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	5 km/hgusts 10 km/hLight SE	0.0 mRising	17°CDrizzle
09:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 6 s E	15 km/hgusts 34 km/hCross E	0.6 mRising	19°COvercast
12:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.9 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 5 s ENE	15 km/hgusts 35 km/hCross E	0.7 mFalling	19°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	11 km/hgusts 31 km/hCross ESE	0.2 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SE	11 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-off SSE	-0.1 mRising	16°CDrizzle
21:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SE	8 km/hgusts 22 km/hLight S	0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle

Tides Low 03:45 High 10:52 Low 17:53 High 23:04

Low 03:45 -0.2 m High 10:52 0.8 m Low 17:53 -0.1 m High 23:04 0.3 m

05:09 17:54 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Fair to Good 3–4 ft 1.1 m @ 7 s E Best 07:00–11:00 Light showers, 19°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	5 km/hgusts 15 km/hLight S	0.2 mFalling	15°CDrizzle
03:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	9 km/hgusts 19 km/hOffshore SSW	-0.1 mFalling	15°CDrizzle
06:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	9 km/hgusts 21 km/hOffshore SW	-0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle
09:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	6 km/hgusts 25 km/hLight S	0.4 mRising	18°CLight showers
12:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	14 km/hgusts 36 km/hCross ESE	0.7 mFalling	19°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftFair	0.7 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 7 s ESE	12 km/hgusts 39 km/hCross ESE	0.4 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftFair	0.6 m7 s ENE+ 0.4 m 8 s E	12 km/hgusts 26 km/hCross SE	-0.1 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
21:00	3–5 ftFair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.6 m 7 s ENE	11 km/hgusts 22 km/hCross ESE	0.0 mRising	17°CDrizzle

Tides Low 04:38 High 11:50 Low 19:00

Low 04:38 -0.2 m High 11:50 0.7 m Low 19:00 -0.1 m

05:07 17:55 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Fair to Good 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 6 s E Best 06:00–09:00 Drizzle, 21°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 7 s ESE	7 km/hgusts 20 km/hLight SE	0.2 mFalling	16°CDrizzle
03:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.4 m 8 s SE	6 km/hgusts 16 km/hLight SSE	0.0 mFalling	15°CDrizzle
06:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.4 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	6 km/hgusts 15 km/hLight SSE	-0.1 mRising	16°CDrizzle
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.5 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	14 km/hgusts 31 km/hCross SE	0.2 mRising	19°CDrizzle
12:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	19 km/hgusts 42 km/hCross ESE	0.6 mRising	21°CDrizzle
15:00	3–5 ftFair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	17 km/hgusts 44 km/hCross ESE	0.5 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
18:00	3–5 ftFair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	10 km/hgusts 40 km/hCross ESE	0.0 mFalling	19°CDrizzle
21:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.5 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	5 km/hgusts 29 km/hLight SE	-0.2 mRising	17°CDrizzle

Tides High 00:06 Low 05:42 High 12:47 Low 20:13

High 00:06 0.2 m Low 05:42 -0.1 m High 12:47 0.7 m Low 20:13 -0.2 m

05:06 17:56 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Snapper Rocks

Snapper Rocks, at the southern end of the Gold Coast where Queensland meets New South Wales, is the start of the Superbank, a long sand-bottomed right-hander that can run from Snapper through Rainbow Bay and Greenmount towards Kirra. The bank was created by the Tweed River sand-bypassing scheme, which pumps sand past the river mouth and onto this stretch of coast.

The point works on east to south-easterly swells, including cyclone swells in late summer and autumn, and southerly winds blow offshore. When it lines up, the wave is fast and barrelling off the rocks before walling up for hundreds of metres, and it has long been a stage for the World Surf League's Championship Tour.

The catch is the crowd: on a good day hundreds of surfers share the Superbank, with constant drop-ins and a strong sweep running down the point. It suits advanced surfers who can handle the pace, and patience goes a long way in the lineup.