🇦🇺 GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
Snapper Rocks
The Superbank — the longest pointbreak on earth
SMALL
Live Conditions
Conditions Summary
Small 2.6ft surf — but short 8s period indicates wind swell, expect choppy conditions — swell direction is wrong for this spot, expect poor shape — Clean 4mph offshore winds grooming the surface
LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby
Why it's SMALL
Swell Direction
Primary swell is 142° — wrong angle. This spot needs 45° swells to break properly.
Swell Period
8s — short-period swell. Waves will have less power than a true groundswell.
Wind
4mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face
Season
July is peak season for this spot
Data Confidence
Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby
At the Break
2.6ft
LOW CONFIDENCE
Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby
Period
8s
Mid-period
Wind
4mph
S
OFFSHORE
Water
69°F
Spring suit
Swell Direction
15%
Wind Direction
100%
Primary Swell
2.1ft @ 6.5s
SE 142°
Secondary Swell
0.7ft @ 13.4s
ESE 105°
10 Day Outlook
1.7ft
TODAY
Jul 28
(11s)
1.9ft
TMRW
Jul 29
(11s)
2.9ft
THU
Jul 30
(7s)
3.5ft
FRI
Jul 31
(13s)
3.6ft
SAT
Aug 1
(12s)
3.6ft
SUN
Aug 2
(15s)
3.5ft
MON
Aug 3
(12s)
3.1ft
TUE
Aug 4
(10s)
3.0ft
WED
Aug 5
(7s)
3.6ft
THU
Aug 6
(8s)
Best this week: FRI Jul 31 — 3.5ft
Best next week: THU Aug 6 — 3.6ft
Model Breakdown
ECMWF (45%)3.1ft
ICON (35%)2.4ft
GFS (20%)1.7ft
Model confidence65%
Updated every 30 mins · Open-Meteo ECMWF + ICON + GFS
About
Snapper Rocks is the start of the famous Superbank — a sand-bottom pointbreak that can produce rides of over 2 minutes when it links up through Snapper, Greenmount, and Kirra. The Gold Coast is Australia's surf capital.
The Break
Snapper Rocks peak linking through to Kirra on a big cyclone swell — ride for 500m if you are lucky.
Ideal Conditions
E-NE cyclone swell 4-6ft, light SW offshore winds, low tide
Best Months
Jan
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Best months highlighted · Current: Jul
Trip Planner
Gold Coast Weekend
Weekend · 3 Days
Friday
Fly into Gold Coast (OOL). Stay in Coolangatta — walking distance to Snapper. Fish and chips on the esplanade.
Saturday
Dawn patrol Snapper. Walk the pointbreak to check Greenmount and Kirra. Afternoon at Duranbah for beach break.
Sunday
Morning session, explore Coolangatta town, fly home.
Gold Coast Surf Week
Full Week · 7 Days
Day 1
Arrive Gold Coast, settle in Coolangatta.
Day 2
Full day Superbank — Snapper through to Kirra.
Day 3
Duranbah beach break — powerful and consistent.
Day 4
Day trip to Noosa — mellow pointbreak, beautiful national park.
Day 5
Back to Snapper if swell is still up.
Day 6
Explore Brisbane — 1hr north, great city.
Day 7
Final session, fly home.
Local Knowledge
01
The Superbank works best on a cyclone swell from the north — check forecasts in summer.
02
Coolangatta is the best base — cheaper than Surfers Paradise and right on the breaks.
03
The Kirra end of the bank can produce the most perfect barrels when it all links up.
04
Australia has excellent cafe culture — great coffee before your dawn patrol.
Best Window
Day 5 · Aug 1
3.6ft @ 12s
GOOD
Trip Cost Estimate
Flights from NYC~$1100
Hotel per night~$80
Weekend est.~$1340
5 day est.~$1500
Week est.~$1660