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Byron Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:15 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 00:55

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

Score: 5.3/10

Best time: Thu 17:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:35

Sunset

17:08

Water

20.2°C

Max air

20.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

89% 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 (61 hours)
  • Sea temperature (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (46 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: Tue 15:00

Tue 15:00, Wed 04:00, 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

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.51 around Wed 10:00; 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 0.56m to 2.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 3.94 to 7.78m/s).

Tides range from -0.56m to 1.42m; 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
Tue 14:00 0.56 · high 4.84 · good 19.80 · out of range poor
Tue 15:00 0.58 · high 5.01 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 0.60 · high 4.59 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 0.60 · high 4.54 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 0.62 · high 4.61 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 0.62 · high 4.37 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 0.64 · high 4.55 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 0.64 · high 4.72 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 0.64 · high 4.50 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 0.64 · high 4.44 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 0.64 · high 3.94 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 01:00 0.78 · high 4.86 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 02:00 0.90 · high 6.41 · high 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 03:00 1.04 · high 6.86 · high 19.70 · out of range fair
Wed 04:00 1.22 · high 7.10 · high 19.70 · out of range fair
Wed 05:00 1.40 · high 7.16 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 1.58 · high 6.08 · high 19.70 · out of range fair
Wed 07:00 1.64 · high 7.14 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 1.68 · high 5.35 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 1.70 · high 6.67 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 1.78 · high 6.71 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 1.88 · high 7.78 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 1.96 · high 7.47 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 2.02 · high 6.71 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 2.06 · high 6.78 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 2.12 · high 6.73 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 2.14 · high 6.07 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 2.18 · high 5.86 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 2.20 · high 6.53 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 2.22 · high 7.11 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 2.26 · high 5.93 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 2.28 · high 7.01 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 2.34 · high 6.31 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 2.42 · high 7.43 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 2.48 · high 8.27 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 2.50 · high 9.16 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 2.54 · high 7.96 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 2.56 · high 8.67 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 2.54 · high 8.13 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 2.54 · high 7.44 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 2.52 · high 6.95 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 2.46 · high 6.60 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 2.42 · high 6.78 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 2.36 · high 5.97 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 2.32 · high 6.37 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 2.28 · high 5.50 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 2.24 · high 6.43 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 2.18 · high 4.85 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
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