Snapper is about as close as it gets to a perfect wave. A perfect wave isn’t necessarily an easy wave, though, and Snapper has its own set of difficulties to navigate. The wave itself, yes, but the crowds can be pretty… crowded. And since Snapper is one of the best waves in a country chock full of really good waves and really good surfers, surfing Snapper on a good day is a good way to see legends like Joel Parkinson, Mick Fanning, and Mikey Wright, both of whom are in the clip you see here.
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“If you need a tutorial on how to navigate the rock-off at Snapper,” wrote Global Zoo “then look no further than the opening clip where Parko, Lunggi, and Mikey Wright show us how to traverse it with ease.”
Surprisingly, although the waves certainly were very good, the crowd wasn’t as bad as it can be. “Great waves on Coolangatta’s Superbank a couple of days ago, and not quite as crowded as it usually gets,” Global Zoo continued. “Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning were out in the lineup and both were in good form in the long and hollow rights.”
The mechanics of Snapper Rocks. Image: WSL/Screenshot
A lot of variables go into making a wave world class, and Snapper is no different. The Tweed River empties out just a stone’s throw away, and a pumping station moves all that sand through to three different spots. One, behind the rock, another right at the rock, and a third below them, near the end of Rainbow Bay. That grooms the Superbank into the perfection it can be, and when the right swell hits, it is, as I said, just about as perfect as perfect can be.
