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Fitzroy Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Wed 11:46 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 22:00

Fitzroy Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.5/10

Best time: Sat 10:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

18:05

Water

23.1°C

Max air

22.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

68% cloud

No good model 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

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sat 00:00: Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sat 04:00: Poor (0.26) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Fri 06:00: Poor (0.25) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Wind (60 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

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: Wed 22:00

Wed 22:00, Thu 11:00, Thu 23:00, Fri 12:00, Sat 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Green Island

19 km away

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

489 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

951 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1061 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.25 around Thu 11:00; 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 0.52m to 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 1.22 to 12.35m/s).

Tides range from -0.74m to 1.97m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 13:00 0.56 · high 2.05 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.56 · high 2.20 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.56 · high 2.39 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.56 · high 2.79 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.54 · high 1.33 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.54 · high 1.64 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.54 · high 1.22 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.52 · high 1.49 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.52 · high 3.07 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.58 · high 5.31 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.62 · high 7.47 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.68 · high 9.24 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.82 · high 9.42 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.96 · high 10.00 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.10 · high 11.78 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.16 · high 12.35 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.24 · high 11.41 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.30 · high 11.33 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.30 · high 11.32 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.28 · high 10.79 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 1.28 · high 10.68 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.24 · high 10.06 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 1.20 · high 9.92 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 1.16 · high 9.35 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 1.16 · high 9.42 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 1.16 · high 9.26 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 1.16 · high 9.77 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 1.20 · high 9.64 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 1.22 · high 9.51 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 1.26 · high 9.39 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 1.30 · high 9.29 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.32 · high 9.90 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.36 · high 9.74 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.44 · high 10.87 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.52 · high 11.91 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.60 · high 12.16 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.60 · high 12.00 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.60 · high 11.43 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.60 · high 11.12 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.58 · high 10.84 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.56 · high 10.41 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.54 · high 9.97 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.52 · high 10.01 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.52 · high 10.46 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.50 · high 10.82 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 1.50 · high 10.53 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 1.50 · high 10.48 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 1.50 · high 10.70 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 1.52 · high 10.62 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 1.54 · high 10.44 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 1.56 · high 11.32 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 1.58 · high 11.50 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 1.62 · high 11.56 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 1.64 · high 11.70 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 1.62 · high 11.65 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 1.58 · high 11.47 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.56 · high 10.76 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.52 · high 10.16 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.48 · high 9.14 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.44 · high 8.05 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.42 · high 8.46 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.42 · high 8.51 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.40 · high 9.71 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.40 · high 9.07 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.38 · high 8.82 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.38 · high 8.95 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.36 · high 8.92 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.34 · high 8.75 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 1.32 · high 8.07 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 1.30 · high 8.30 · high 22.90 · good Poor