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Exmouth Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Wed 12:56 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 23:10

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

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Thu 10:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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Sunrise

08:49

Sunset

20:07

Water

21.5°C

Max air

22.8°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Thu 00:00–10:00 (47% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (61 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 03:00.

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: Wed 15:00

Wed 15:00, Thu 03:00, Thu 16:00, Fri 04:00, Fri 16:00, Sat 04:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo Reef

94 km away

✅ Good

Ningaloo - Coral Bay

139 km away

✅ Good

Rottnest Island

1129 km away

❌ Poor

Esperance

1529 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 13:00 – Thu 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.75 around Wed 19:00; 10 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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8/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.28m to 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 0.27 to 9.24m/s).

Tides range from -0.53m to 1.24m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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
Tue 15:00 0.90 · high 9.02 · high 21.80 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 0.88 · high 9.15 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 17:00 0.84 · high 9.24 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 0.82 · high 8.60 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.80 · high 8.24 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.76 · high 8.07 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.74 · high 7.96 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.74 · high 7.78 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.72 · high 7.62 · high 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.72 · high 8.11 · high 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.68 · high 7.96 · high 21.50 · good Fair
Wed 02:00 0.62 · high 7.27 · high 21.50 · good Fair
Wed 03:00 0.58 · high 6.59 · high 21.60 · good Fair
Wed 04:00 0.52 · high 5.84 · high 21.60 · good Fair
Wed 05:00 0.46 · high 5.00 · good 21.60 · good Fair
Wed 06:00 0.40 · high 4.13 · good 21.60 · good Good
Wed 07:00 0.36 · good 2.82 · good 21.60 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.34 · good 1.26 · good 21.60 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.30 · good 0.27 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.30 · good 0.62 · good 21.60 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.30 · good 0.36 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.30 · good 0.67 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.30 · good 1.60 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.28 · good 1.81 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.28 · good 2.09 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.30 · good 2.17 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.30 · good 1.49 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.32 · good 1.70 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.30 · good 2.23 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.28 · good 2.10 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.26 · good 2.16 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.26 · good 1.85 · good 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.26 · good 2.89 · good 21.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 3.86 · good 21.30 · good Good
Thu 01:00 0.32 · good 5.46 · high 21.30 · good Good
Thu 02:00 0.36 · good 5.66 · high 21.40 · good Good
Thu 03:00 0.42 · high 5.12 · good 21.40 · good Good
Thu 04:00 0.40 · high 4.37 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 05:00 0.40 · high 3.96 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 06:00 0.38 · high 3.56 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 07:00 0.36 · good 2.86 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.34 · good 1.98 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.32 · good 1.36 · good 21.50 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.30 · good 0.80 · good 21.40 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.30 · good 0.42 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.28 · good 0.68 · good 21.40 · good Poor