Snapper Rocks Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-5FT
Chest to head
Swell
Wind
4KTSSSW
6kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
71°F
1mm wetsuit
Gold Coast Forecast
Anthony Spinks •Today
E swell holds. An early AM window of S/SW winds. Then SE winds limit options and quality.
Size holds in the chest-head high range for most spots along the coast, with the S coast points seeing the best options for a decent wave.
Looking at an early window of lighter S/SW winds first up, trending more S/SE S/SE through the day, making for the cleanest and best surf seen along the points. The north end most likely very textured and lower quality.
INCOMING: Trade swell serves up fun surf for points
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Snapper Rocks Surf Guide
On the north side of the point begins the extraordinary line of Snapper Rocks, Rainbow Bay and Greenmount Point, almost a mile of right sandbar pointbreak and probably the single most crowded surfing area in the world. The waves begin at Snapper, a gnarly outcrop of old lava rock set sideways to the line of coast; often they start with a dramatic, backwashy takeoff behind the rock, and run past another smaller outcrop known as Little Marley Point a couple hundred yards down the line before openi... Read more