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Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 06:53

Byron Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.2/10

Best time: Tue 14:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 9.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

17:07

Water

19.7°C

Max air

20.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

43% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 04:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Tue 02:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Tue 03:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (56 hours)
  • Sea temperature (56 hours)
  • Wind (46 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Mon 14:00

Sun 01:00, Sun 13:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Lady Elliot Island

511 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

603 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

617 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

769 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Sun 10:00; 0 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 3.36m to 3.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.26 to 9.39m/s).

Tides range from -0.23m to 1.02m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 21:00 3.62 · high 7.97 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 3.60 · high 8.51 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 3.56 · high 9.03 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 3.54 · high 8.89 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 3.56 · high 9.28 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 3.58 · high 8.20 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 3.60 · high 9.30 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 3.62 · high 9.39 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 3.64 · high 8.59 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 3.66 · high 8.03 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 3.66 · high 7.26 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 3.66 · high 8.95 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 3.66 · high 8.91 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 3.64 · high 8.75 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 3.60 · high 8.74 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 3.58 · high 8.72 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 3.56 · high 8.72 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 3.52 · high 8.55 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 3.50 · high 7.95 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 3.48 · high 7.44 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 3.44 · high 7.34 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 3.42 · high 7.78 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 3.38 · high 8.41 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 3.36 · high 8.11 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 3.32 · high 8.10 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 3.28 · high 7.57 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 3.22 · high 7.42 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 3.18 · high 7.61 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 3.16 · high 7.81 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Mon 02:00 3.12 · high 8.06 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Mon 03:00 3.10 · high 7.83 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Mon 04:00 3.06 · high 7.44 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 3.04 · high 7.95 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 3.00 · high 7.97 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 3.00 · high 7.29 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 3.00 · high 7.09 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 3.00 · high 6.98 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 3.02 · high 6.58 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 3.04 · high 6.19 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 3.06 · high 5.72 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 3.00 · high 5.97 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 2.96 · high 5.95 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 2.90 · high 6.40 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 2.84 · high 6.10 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 2.80 · high 5.66 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 2.74 · high 5.04 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 2.70 · high 4.68 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 2.66 · high 4.45 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 2.62 · high 3.87 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 2.58 · high 4.27 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 2.54 · high 4.94 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 2.50 · high 5.38 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Tue 01:00 2.46 · high 5.41 · high 20.00 · out of range fair
Tue 02:00 2.42 · high 5.10 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Tue 03:00 2.38 · high 4.71 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Tue 04:00 2.34 · high 4.39 · good 20.10 · out of range fair