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Lady Elliot Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:13 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 15:49

Lady Elliot Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.5/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:29

Sunset

17:21

Water

22.3°C

Max air

21.1°C

Sky

Clear

3% cloud

No safe 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

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 06:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Fri 01:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Fri 02:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Tide/current (37 hours)
  • Darkness (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 19:00.

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 16:00

Wed 16:00, Thu 06:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

110 km away

✅ Good

Byron Bay

511 km away

⚠️ Fair

Whitsundays

572 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lord Howe Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.31 around Thu 12:00; 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 1.42m to 1.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.56 to 11.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.23m to 1.11m; 1 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 05:00 1.70 · high 10.92 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.70 · high 10.82 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.72 · high 10.67 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.72 · high 11.01 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.74 · high 11.50 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.74 · high 11.13 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.72 · high 10.78 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.72 · high 10.42 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.70 · high 10.70 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.70 · high 10.67 · high 22.40 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.68 · high 10.48 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.64 · high 9.87 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.62 · high 9.60 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.58 · high 9.62 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.56 · high 9.22 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.56 · high 10.04 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.54 · high 9.74 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.52 · high 10.00 · high 22.30 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.48 · high 9.91 · high 22.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.46 · high 9.10 · high 22.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.44 · high 8.56 · high 22.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.44 · high 8.77 · high 22.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.42 · high 9.31 · high 22.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.42 · high 9.36 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.42 · high 9.34 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.42 · high 9.05 · high 22.40 · good fair
Thu 07:00 1.42 · high 8.77 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.42 · high 8.77 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.34 · high 6.07 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.32 · high 6.67 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.32 · high 7.63 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.30 · high 8.04 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.28 · high 7.84 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.24 · high 7.81 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.22 · high 6.76 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.20 · high 5.91 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.18 · high 6.31 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.16 · high 6.17 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.14 · high 6.08 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.14 · high 6.04 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.12 · high 6.84 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.10 · high 6.34 · high 22.40 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.08 · high 6.12 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.06 · high 7.20 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.04 · high 7.39 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.04 · high 6.92 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.02 · high 6.71 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.00 · high 6.61 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.98 · high 8.22 · high 22.50 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.96 · high 7.81 · high 22.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 8.18 · high 22.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.94 · high 7.92 · high 22.50 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.94 · high 7.68 · high 22.50 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.94 · high 7.18 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.94 · high 6.58 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.94 · high 6.88 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.94 · high 6.81 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.92 · high 6.47 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.92 · high 5.91 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.90 · high 5.48 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.90 · high 5.17 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.88 · high 4.89 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.86 · high 4.28 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.86 · high 3.86 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.84 · high 3.48 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.82 · high 3.19 · good 22.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.82 · high 2.93 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.80 · high 3.20 · good 22.40 · good fair
Sat 01:00 0.78 · high 3.61 · good 22.40 · good fair
Sat 02:00 0.78 · high 3.88 · good 22.40 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.76 · high 3.64 · good 22.40 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.74 · high 3.20 · good 22.50 · good fair