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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 22:04

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

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Sunrise

06:34

Sunset

17:09

Water

20.2°C

Max air

14.5°C

Sky

Clear

7% 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

❌ poor 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 (39 hours)
  • Sea temperature (39 hours)
  • Darkness (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 22/100

Low drift risk now.

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

❌ Poor

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

Sat 12:00 – Tue 12:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.28 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 1.18m to 2.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 13.4 to 24.6m/s).

Tides range from -0.33m to 0.97m; 1 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 12:00 1.18 · high 13.40 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.18 · high 14.70 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.18 · high 16.30 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.18 · high 16.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.20 · high 17.10 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.24 · high 18.00 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.26 · high 19.50 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.28 · high 20.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.32 · high 22.30 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 1.34 · high 22.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 1.38 · high 22.20 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 1.44 · high 20.50 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 1.48 · high 16.00 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 1.56 · high 19.60 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 1.62 · high 24.00 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 1.70 · high 24.50 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 1.76 · high 24.60 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 1.84 · high 22.30 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 1.90 · high 24.50 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 1.96 · high 23.20 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 2.02 · high 22.80 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 2.08 · high 20.40 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 2.18 · high 20.30 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 2.28 · high 18.00 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 2.38 · high 18.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 2.46 · high 20.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 2.52 · high 20.80 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 2.60 · high 21.30 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 2.64 · high 19.50 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 2.70 · high 21.50 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 2.74 · high 18.50 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 2.74 · high 17.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 2.76 · high 17.50 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 2.76 · high 14.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 2.78 · high 15.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 2.80 · high 17.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 2.82 · high 18.10 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 2.84 · high 20.50 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 2.84 · high 24.60 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 2.86 · high 24.40 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 2.84 · high 27.10 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 2.82 · high 25.70 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 2.80 · high 25.30 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 2.78 · high 21.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 2.74 · high 20.50 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 2.72 · high 18.60 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 2.60 · high 5.10 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 2.60 · high 4.90 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 2.60 · high 4.75 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 2.58 · high 4.33 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 2.58 · high 4.52 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 2.56 · high 4.59 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 2.54 · high 5.60 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 2.54 · high 6.74 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 2.52 · high 6.89 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 2.52 · high 6.60 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 2.50 · high 6.70 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 2.50 · high 6.33 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 2.52 · high 6.28 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 2.56 · high 5.64 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 2.58 · high 5.76 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 2.66 · high 7.96 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 2.76 · high 7.93 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 2.84 · high 8.29 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 2.86 · high 8.06 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 2.90 · high 7.44 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 2.92 · high 8.06 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 2.92 · high 6.72 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 2.92 · high 6.28 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 2.92 · high 6.50 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 2.90 · high 6.33 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 2.88 · high 5.89 · high 20.20 · out of range poor