Sunday
❌ poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today
Australia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data
The skinny
Marginal Report Sun 16:37Byron Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.
Score: 3.8/10
Best time: Tue 14:00
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.3 m/s.
No safe window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
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 (46 hours)
- Sea temperature (46 hours)
- Wind (36 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Mon 15:00.
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: Mon 14:00
Sun 13:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00
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Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Fri 06:00 – Mon 06:00 (AEST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Sat 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 1.64m to 2.58m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/24 sampled hours (range 4.63 to 8.87m/s).
Tides range from -0.27m to 1.38m; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 1.64 · high | 5.46 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 07:00 | 1.64 · high | 5.66 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 08:00 | 1.66 · high | 4.63 · good | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 09:00 | 1.66 · high | 5.41 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 10:00 | 1.70 · high | 5.86 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 11:00 | 1.76 · high | 6.28 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 12:00 | 1.80 · high | 6.96 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 13:00 | 1.86 · high | 6.36 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 14:00 | 1.90 · high | 6.70 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 15:00 | 1.96 · high | 6.84 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 16:00 | 1.96 · high | 6.01 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 17:00 | 1.98 · high | 6.21 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 18:00 | 1.98 · high | 6.58 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 19:00 | 2.02 · high | 5.92 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 20:00 | 2.04 · high | 5.17 · good | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 21:00 | 2.08 · high | 4.65 · good | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 22:00 | 2.14 · high | 5.00 · good | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Fri 23:00 | 2.22 · high | 4.86 · good | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 00:00 | 2.28 · high | 5.71 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 01:00 | 2.36 · high | 7.24 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 02:00 | 2.42 · high | 8.71 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 03:00 | 2.50 · high | 8.74 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 04:00 | 2.54 · high | 8.87 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 05:00 | 2.58 · high | 8.71 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 06:00 | 3.08 · high | 8.85 · high | 19.90 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 07:00 | 3.16 · high | 8.81 · high | 19.90 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 08:00 | 3.24 · high | 8.29 · high | 19.90 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 09:00 | 3.32 · high | 8.08 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 10:00 | 3.38 · high | 7.47 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 11:00 | 3.42 · high | 7.99 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 12:00 | 3.48 · high | 8.00 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 13:00 | 3.54 · high | 7.70 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 14:00 | 3.60 · high | 8.31 · high | 19.80 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 15:00 | 3.66 · high | 7.33 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 16:00 | 3.68 · high | 7.91 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 17:00 | 3.68 · high | 8.12 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 18:00 | 3.70 · high | 8.27 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 19:00 | 3.68 · high | 8.26 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| Sat 20:00 | 3.64 · high | 7.88 · high | 19.70 · out of range | poor |
| 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 |