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Lady Elliot Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 20:30 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 09:25

Lady Elliot Island has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 16:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:59

Sunset

17:38

Water

22.3°C

Max air

21.1°C

Sky

Clear

5% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Wed 06:00 (7% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Darkness (44 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: Thu 14:00

Wed 01:00, Wed 13:00, Thu 02:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 03:00, Fri 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

110 km away

✅ Good

Byron Bay

511 km away

⚠️ Fair

Whitsundays

572 km away

✅ Good

Port Stephens

959 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Wed 16:00; 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 0.7m to 0.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.21 to 5.58m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 1.11m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
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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 00:00 0.84 · high 1.90 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 01:00 0.84 · high 1.50 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Wed 02:00 0.84 · high 1.35 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Wed 03:00 0.84 · high 1.35 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 04:00 0.84 · high 1.21 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 05:00 0.82 · high 1.27 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 06:00 0.82 · high 1.54 · good 22.70 · good Good
Wed 07:00 0.82 · high 2.43 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 08:00 0.84 · high 4.63 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.84 · high 5.58 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.84 · high 5.17 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 0.82 · high 5.09 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.82 · high 4.88 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.82 · high 4.31 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.80 · high 4.30 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.80 · high 3.99 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.78 · high 3.52 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.78 · high 3.25 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.76 · high 3.31 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.74 · high 3.08 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.74 · high 2.91 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.72 · high 2.96 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.72 · high 3.11 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.70 · high 2.89 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.70 · high 2.83 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Thu 01:00 0.70 · high 3.11 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Thu 02:00 0.68 · high 3.16 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Thu 03:00 0.68 · high 3.15 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Thu 04:00 0.68 · high 3.22 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 05:00 0.66 · high 3.20 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 06:00 0.66 · high 3.40 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 07:00 0.66 · high 3.75 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 08:00 0.64 · high 4.05 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.64 · high 4.44 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.66 · high 5.05 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 0.68 · high 5.35 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.70 · high 5.40 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 0.68 · high 5.27 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 0.68 · high 5.40 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 0.66 · high 5.24 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 0.66 · high 4.68 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 4.39 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 4.74 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.62 · high 4.96 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.60 · high 4.94 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.58 · high 4.94 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.58 · high 4.62 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.56 · high 4.25 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.56 · high 3.90 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Fri 01:00 0.54 · high 3.54 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Fri 02:00 0.54 · high 3.72 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Fri 03:00 0.52 · high 3.57 · good 22.60 · good Good
Fri 04:00 0.52 · high 3.43 · good 22.70 · good Good
Fri 05:00 0.50 · high 3.60 · good 22.70 · good Good
Fri 06:00 0.50 · high 3.92 · good 22.70 · good Good
Fri 07:00 0.50 · high 4.63 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.52 · high 5.10 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.52 · high 5.72 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.54 · high 5.87 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.56 · high 5.75 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 0.58 · high 5.46 · high 22.30 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.58 · high 5.68 · high 22.30 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 0.58 · high 5.02 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.58 · high 4.95 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.58 · high 4.96 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 0.58 · high 4.96 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.58 · high 5.40 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.58 · high 5.55 · high 22.20 · good Poor