Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Mon 00:56

Byron 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

Best morning signal: Mon 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.1 m/s.

Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

17:07

Water

19.8°C

Max air

20.1°C

Sky

Clear

11% cloud

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 (38 hours)
  • Sea temperature (38 hours)
  • Wind (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

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

Mon 02:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (AEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Fri 11:00; 2 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 2.12m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 3.81 to 6.96m/s).

Tides range from -0.35m to 1.38m; 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
Thu 14:00 2.12 · high 5.19 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 2.06 · high 5.45 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 2.00 · high 5.48 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 1.96 · high 5.84 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 1.90 · high 4.64 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 1.86 · high 4.50 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 1.82 · high 4.14 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 1.78 · high 6.37 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 1.76 · high 3.81 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 1.72 · high 4.88 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 1.70 · high 5.27 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Fri 01:00 1.68 · high 6.51 · high 19.60 · out of range fair
Fri 02:00 1.68 · high 5.21 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 1.66 · high 5.88 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 1.66 · high 6.21 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 1.64 · high 6.14 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
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