MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Exmouth Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Wed 00:51 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Wed 00:51 (AEST)

Exmouth has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 10:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Wed 03:00 (AEST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.4/10

Wed 14:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.8/10

Thu 15:00 (AEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 8.4/10

Best time: Wed 10:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 14:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:35

Sunset

20:39

Water

23.3°C

Max air

28.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

51% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 10:00–20:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 10:00 and lasts until 20:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (59 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Wind (16 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Fri 02:00

Wed 14:00, Thu 15:00, Fri 02:00, Fri 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo Reef

94 km away

❌ Poor

Ningaloo - Coral Bay

139 km away

❌ Poor

Rottnest Island

1129 km away

❌ Poor

Esperance

1529 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 03:00 – Thu 03:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Mon 19:00; 8 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 0.38m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.63 to 8.11m/s).

Tides range from -0.67m to 1.31m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Good 🌟 Good
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Good 🌟 Good
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 03:00 0.60 · high 6.57 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.62 · high 6.42 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.64 · high 6.67 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.64 · high 6.98 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.66 · high 7.27 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.70 · high 7.40 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 0.72 · high 7.70 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 0.72 · high 8.11 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 11:00 0.66 · high 7.63 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 12:00 0.62 · high 7.04 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.56 · high 6.30 · high 23.40 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.50 · high 5.49 · high 23.50 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.44 · high 4.94 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.38 · high 4.63 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.40 · high 5.03 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.42 · high 5.75 · high 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.44 · high 7.27 · high 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 0.54 · high 7.57 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.54 · high 7.32 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.56 · high 6.64 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.60 · high 5.95 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.62 · high 6.52 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.66 · high 7.07 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.68 · high 7.40 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.68 · high 8.06 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.70 · high 7.76 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.70 · high 7.53 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.68 · high 7.13 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.68 · high 6.77 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.64 · high 6.42 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.66 · high 6.20 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 0.64 · high 6.45 · high 23.20 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.58 · high 6.05 · high 23.20 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.50 · high 5.27 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.44 · high 3.92 · good 23.30 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.38 · high 2.77 · good 23.30 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.30 · good 2.75 · good 23.30 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.24 · good 3.51 · good 23.30 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.24 · good 5.78 · high 23.30 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.26 · good 7.96 · high 23.30 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.26 · good 5.91 · high 23.30 · good Good
Tue 20:00 0.32 · good 6.05 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Tue 21:00 0.42 · high 6.20 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.50 · high 5.88 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.48 · high 4.91 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.48 · high 3.15 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.46 · high 3.86 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.44 · high 3.64 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.40 · high 2.30 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.38 · high 4.66 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.36 · good 3.13 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.32 · good 3.72 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.26 · good 2.24 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.22 · good 0.46 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.18 · good 0.98 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.14 · good 1.82 · good 23.30 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.12 · good 1.48 · good 23.40 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.10 · good 3.57 · good 23.60 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.08 · good 5.28 · good 23.70 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.08 · good 6.03 · high 23.90 · good Excellent
Wed 15:00 0.08 · good 5.88 · high 24.10 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.08 · good 6.60 · high 24.20 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.14 · good 6.62 · high 24.20 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.18 · good 6.34 · high 24.10 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.26 · good 5.83 · high 23.90 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.24 · good 5.51 · high 23.80 · good Good
Wed 21:00 0.24 · good 5.15 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.22 · good 4.83 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.20 · good 4.12 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.20 · good 3.24 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.18 · good 3.44 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.16 · good 2.77 · good 23.40 · good Poor