Can you snorkel in Byron Bay today?

Yes. The next good model window in Byron Bay starts Wed 00:00 and lasts until 01:00. Around 6% of the next 72 hours meets the model threshold.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Byron Bay?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Byron Bay.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 20:32 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 09:23

Byron Bay has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 10:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.8/10

Best time: Wed 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 10:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:59

Sunset

17:31

Water

20.4°C

Max air

23.6°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Wed 00:00–01:00 (6% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 00:00 and lasts until 01:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (68 hours)
Tide/current (55 hours)
Darkness (44 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 14:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Thu 14:00

Wed 01:00, Wed 13:00, Thu 02:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 03:00, Fri 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Port Stephens

477 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lady Elliot Island

511 km away

✅ Good

Heron Island

603 km away

✅ Good

Lord Howe Island

617 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Wed 10:00; 8 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.92m to 1.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.06 to 5.55m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 0.85m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Wed 00:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 01:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 02:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 03:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 04:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 05:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 01:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 03:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 04:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 01:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 02:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 03:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
Daylight (10%): visibility is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Wed 00:00	0.92 · high	1.36 · good	20.40 · out of range	Good
Wed 01:00	0.94 · high	2.53 · good	20.50 · out of range	Good
Wed 02:00	0.96 · high	3.32 · good	20.50 · out of range	Fair
Wed 03:00	0.98 · high	4.26 · good	20.50 · out of range	Fair
Wed 04:00	1.00 · high	5.55 · high	20.60 · good	Fair
Wed 05:00	1.00 · high	5.22 · good	20.60 · good	Fair
Wed 06:00	1.02 · high	5.11 · good	20.60 · good	Fair
Wed 07:00	1.02 · high	5.08 · good	20.60 · good	Fair
Wed 08:00	1.04 · high	4.50 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Wed 09:00	1.04 · high	4.41 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Wed 10:00	1.04 · high	4.46 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Wed 11:00	1.02 · high	4.44 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 12:00	1.02 · high	4.36 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 13:00	1.00 · high	4.43 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 14:00	1.00 · high	4.13 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 15:00	0.98 · high	3.78 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 16:00	0.98 · high	3.32 · good	20.40 · out of range	Poor
Wed 17:00	0.98 · high	3.30 · good	20.40 · out of range	Poor
Wed 18:00	0.98 · high	3.59 · good	20.40 · out of range	Poor
Wed 19:00	0.98 · high	3.12 · good	20.40 · out of range	Poor
Wed 20:00	0.96 · high	1.73 · good	20.40 · out of range	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.96 · high	1.06 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.96 · high	1.10 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.94 · high	1.54 · good	20.50 · out of range	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.94 · high	2.55 · good	20.50 · out of range	Fair
Thu 01:00	0.96 · high	3.12 · good	20.60 · good	Fair
Thu 02:00	0.96 · high	3.78 · good	20.60 · good	Fair
Thu 03:00	0.98 · high	4.35 · good	20.70 · good	Fair
Thu 04:00	1.00 · high	4.24 · good	20.70 · good	Fair
Thu 05:00	1.00 · high	4.25 · good	20.80 · good	Fair
Thu 06:00	1.02 · high	4.46 · good	20.80 · good	Fair
Thu 07:00	1.04 · high	5.67 · high	20.80 · good	Fair
Thu 08:00	1.04 · high	5.70 · high	20.80 · good	Poor
Thu 09:00	1.06 · high	5.76 · high	20.80 · good	Poor
Thu 10:00	1.04 · high	5.41 · high	20.80 · good	Poor
Thu 11:00	1.00 · high	4.42 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 12:00	0.98 · high	3.28 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 13:00	0.96 · high	2.44 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 14:00	0.96 · high	2.23 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 15:00	0.94 · high	2.28 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 16:00	0.92 · high	1.30 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Thu 17:00	0.92 · high	1.49 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Thu 18:00	0.90 · high	1.77 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Thu 19:00	0.88 · high	2.75 · good	20.60 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.88 · high	2.52 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.86 · high	4.10 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.84 · high	4.90 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.84 · high	3.59 · good	20.70 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.82 · high	3.33 · good	20.80 · good	Fair
Fri 01:00	0.80 · high	3.23 · good	20.80 · good	Fair
Fri 02:00	0.80 · high	3.55 · good	20.90 · good	Good
Fri 03:00	0.78 · high	4.07 · good	20.90 · good	Good
Fri 04:00	0.78 · high	3.86 · good	21.00 · good	Fair
Fri 05:00	0.78 · high	2.80 · good	21.00 · good	Fair
Fri 06:00	0.78 · high	2.20 · good	21.10 · good	Fair
Fri 07:00	0.78 · high	2.03 · good	21.10 · good	Fair
Fri 08:00	0.76 · high	2.30 · good	21.10 · good	Poor
Fri 09:00	0.76 · high	1.82 · good	21.00 · good	Poor
Fri 10:00	0.76 · high	1.30 · good	21.00 · good	Poor
Fri 11:00	0.76 · high	1.07 · good	21.00 · good	Poor
Fri 12:00	0.76 · high	0.67 · good	20.90 · good	Poor
Fri 13:00	0.78 · high	2.38 · good	20.90 · good	Poor
Fri 14:00	0.78 · high	3.28 · good	20.90 · good	Poor
Fri 15:00	0.80 · high	3.35 · good	20.90 · good	Poor
Fri 16:00	0.82 · high	3.19 · good	20.80 · good	Poor
Fri 17:00	0.82 · high	3.26 · good	20.80 · good	Poor
Fri 18:00	0.84 · high	3.06 · good	20.80 · good	Poor
Fri 19:00	0.86 · high	2.75 · good	20.80 · good	Poor