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Fitzroy Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 23:11

Fitzroy Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 10:00, but tide/current is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Thu 10:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

18:05

Water

23.1°C

Max air

22.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

88% 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

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 00:00: Fair (0.50) · still limited by wind, tide/current
  • Thu 01:00: Poor (0.35) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 02:00: Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Wind (63 hours)
  • Waves (59 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

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Wed 13:00 – Sat 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Thu 10:00; 1 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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11/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 7/24 sampled hours (range 0.58 to 13.28m/s).

Tides range from -0.73m to 1.98m; 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 14:00 0.32 · good 2.80 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.32 · good 3.44 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.32 · good 3.41 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.30 · good 2.33 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.30 · good 1.00 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.30 · good 0.58 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.30 · good 1.21 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.30 · good 5.58 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.30 · good 7.43 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.32 · good 8.61 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.32 · good 9.30 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Thu 01:00 0.42 · high 12.56 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.54 · high 13.28 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.64 · high 12.97 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.70 · high 12.34 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.76 · high 12.02 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.82 · high 11.54 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.82 · high 11.00 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.84 · high 10.89 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.84 · high 10.91 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.82 · high 10.56 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 0.80 · high 9.92 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.78 · high 9.68 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 0.76 · high 9.05 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 0.76 · high 9.10 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 0.74 · high 9.48 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 0.76 · high 9.73 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 0.76 · high 10.00 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 0.78 · high 10.35 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.80 · high 10.22 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.82 · high 10.53 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.84 · high 11.07 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.90 · high 10.95 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.98 · high 11.27 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.04 · high 12.15 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.06 · high 12.13 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.08 · high 11.72 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.10 · high 11.68 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.08 · high 11.27 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.04 · high 10.96 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.02 · high 10.72 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.00 · high 10.59 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.00 · high 10.98 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.98 · high 11.17 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.96 · high 10.80 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.94 · high 10.99 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 0.92 · high 11.02 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.94 · high 11.12 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 0.94 · high 11.51 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.96 · high 11.67 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.98 · high 11.55 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 1.02 · high 11.61 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 11.25 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 1.02 · high 11.54 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 1.02 · high 11.14 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.00 · high 10.06 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.96 · high 9.36 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.94 · high 8.63 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.90 · high 8.10 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.88 · high 9.24 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.88 · high 10.05 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.86 · high 9.60 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.86 · high 9.06 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.86 · high 8.84 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.86 · high 8.85 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.84 · high 9.20 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.82 · high 8.78 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.80 · high 8.07 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 0.78 · high 8.36 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 0.74 · high 8.57 · high 22.90 · good Poor