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Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:15 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 15:23

Byron Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Thu 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:34

Sunset

17:09

Water

20.3°C

Max air

18.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

31% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 02:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 01:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Sea temperature (46 hours)
  • Darkness (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 22/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 23:00.

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: Wed 16:00

Wed 16:00, Thu 05:00, Thu 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Lady Elliot Island

511 km away

⚠️ Fair

Heron Island

603 km away

✅ Good

Lord Howe Island

617 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

769 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Thu 14:00; 6 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 1.96m to 2.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 3.45 to 6.95m/s).

Tides range from -0.27m to 0.89m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Wed 05:00 2.48 · high 6.95 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 2.44 · high 6.11 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 2.40 · high 5.31 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Wed 08:00 2.38 · high 4.68 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 2.34 · high 4.48 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 2.32 · high 4.85 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 2.30 · high 4.50 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 2.28 · high 4.47 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 2.26 · high 3.45 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 2.24 · high 4.40 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 2.22 · high 5.42 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 2.18 · high 5.42 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 2.14 · high 5.94 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 2.10 · high 6.04 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 2.08 · high 6.10 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 2.04 · high 5.90 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 2.02 · high 5.56 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 2.00 · high 5.70 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 1.98 · high 4.30 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 1.96 · high 4.85 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Thu 01:00 1.96 · high 4.03 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Thu 02:00 1.98 · high 4.48 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Thu 03:00 1.98 · high 4.70 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Thu 04:00 1.98 · high 3.88 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Thu 05:00 1.98 · high 4.49 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Thu 06:00 1.98 · high 5.11 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Thu 07:00 1.96 · high 4.24 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Thu 08:00 1.94 · high 3.51 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 1.82 · high 3.91 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 1.82 · high 3.07 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 1.80 · high 3.63 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 1.80 · high 2.99 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 1.80 · high 2.67 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 1.82 · high 3.90 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 1.82 · high 4.72 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 1.82 · high 4.26 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 1.80 · high 4.05 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 1.80 · high 4.53 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 1.80 · high 4.58 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 1.78 · high 4.74 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 1.78 · high 4.32 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 1.78 · high 4.63 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 1.76 · high 3.57 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 1.76 · high 4.26 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Fri 01:00 1.74 · high 3.76 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Fri 02:00 1.72 · high 3.86 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Fri 03:00 1.70 · high 3.75 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Fri 04:00 1.68 · high 3.26 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Fri 05:00 1.66 · high 3.10 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Fri 06:00 1.64 · high 3.52 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Fri 07:00 1.62 · high 2.70 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Fri 08:00 1.58 · high 2.12 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 1.56 · high 2.44 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 1.54 · high 1.59 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 1.52 · high 2.19 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.50 · high 2.28 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.48 · high 3.04 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.46 · high 3.31 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 1.44 · high 4.06 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 1.40 · high 3.89 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 1.38 · high 3.45 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 1.34 · high 3.34 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 1.32 · high 3.37 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 1.30 · high 3.70 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 1.28 · high 3.64 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 1.26 · high 3.92 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 1.26 · high 3.51 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 1.24 · high 2.84 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Sat 01:00 1.22 · high 1.85 · good 20.20 · out of range good
Sat 02:00 1.20 · high 0.60 · good 20.20 · out of range good
Sat 03:00 1.18 · high 1.12 · good 20.30 · out of range good
Sat 04:00 1.18 · high 2.23 · good 20.30 · out of range fair