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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.

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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

Viewing historical data

Mon 13:00 – Thu 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Wed 10:00; 9 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.46 to 3.41m/s).

Tides range from -0.9m to 2.0m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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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
Tue 15:00 0.34 · good 1.56 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 0.34 · good 1.69 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 17:00 0.34 · good 2.38 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 0.34 · good 3.07 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.34 · good 3.25 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.34 · good 3.36 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.34 · good 3.41 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.34 · good 3.21 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.34 · good 3.30 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.34 · good 3.22 · good 22.80 · good Good
Wed 01:00 0.34 · good 2.61 · good 22.90 · good Good
Wed 02:00 0.34 · good 2.59 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Wed 03:00 0.34 · good 2.62 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Wed 04:00 0.34 · good 2.35 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Wed 05:00 0.34 · good 2.27 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Wed 06:00 0.34 · good 2.44 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Wed 07:00 0.34 · good 2.40 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Wed 08:00 0.34 · good 2.34 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.34 · good 2.68 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.34 · good 2.01 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 0.34 · good 1.84 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.34 · good 0.71 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.34 · good 0.61 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.34 · good 0.46 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.34 · good 0.74 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.34 · good 1.55 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.32 · good 1.13 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.32 · good 1.78 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.32 · good 2.71 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.32 · good 3.07 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.32 · good 3.89 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.32 · good 5.99 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.32 · good 6.52 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.32 · good 5.99 · high 23.00 · good Good
Thu 01:00 0.36 · good 6.71 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Thu 02:00 0.42 · high 8.35 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Thu 03:00 0.46 · high 11.78 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.52 · high 12.13 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.56 · high 11.80 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.62 · high 11.48 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.64 · high 10.87 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.68 · high 10.76 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.70 · high 10.60 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.70 · high 10.25 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 0.70 · high 10.32 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.70 · high 10.14 · high 23.00 · good Poor