MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lady Elliot Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 15:49 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 15:49 (AEST)

Lady Elliot Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 2.9/10

Sun 16:00 (AEST)

Later today

Poor · 2.9/10

Sun 17:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 4.6/10

Mon 16:00 (AEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 2.9/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 10.2 m/s.

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Best nearby spots later today

Cairns 5.5/10 Good · Sun 18:00

Weakest nearby later today

Heron Island

Sunrise

05:13

Sunset

17:55

Water

23.2°C

Max air

22.4°C

Sky

Clear

11% 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

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 16:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 17:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 16:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Wind (60 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 18:00.

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: Mon 02:00

Mon 02:00, Mon 15:00, Tue 03:00, Tue 16:00, Wed 04:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spot forecasts for later today before choosing a beach.

Cairns Good · Sun 18:00 5.5/10 Port Douglas Fair · Sun 18:00 5.1/10 Whitsundays Fair · Sun 17:00 3.9/10 Heron Island Poor · Sun 17:00 3.3/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

Cairns Port Douglas Whitsundays Heron Island
  1. Cairns
  2. Port Douglas
  3. Whitsundays
  4. Heron Island

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

110 km away

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

511 km away

⚠️ Fair

Whitsundays

572 km away

⚠️ Fair

Port Stephens

959 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 16:00 – Thu 16:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.59 around Tue 11:00; 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 0.44m to 0.62m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 4.35 to 5.88m/s).

Tides range from -0.17m to 1.23m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 16:00 0.46 · high 4.66 · good 23.40 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.46 · high 4.66 · good 23.40 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.46 · high 4.77 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 0.46 · high 4.73 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.46 · high 4.68 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.48 · high 4.58 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.48 · high 4.79 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.48 · high 4.94 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.48 · high 4.95 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.48 · high 4.84 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.44 · high 4.74 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.44 · high 4.58 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.44 · high 4.42 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.44 · high 4.43 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.44 · high 4.55 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.44 · high 4.61 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.44 · high 4.35 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.46 · high 4.42 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 0.46 · high 4.35 · good 23.10 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.48 · high 4.48 · good 23.10 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.50 · high 4.64 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.52 · high 4.59 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.56 · high 5.19 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.62 · high 5.88 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.66 · high 6.67 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.72 · high 7.46 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.80 · high 7.87 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.86 · high 8.17 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.90 · high 8.12 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.90 · high 8.23 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.94 · high 7.98 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.96 · high 8.32 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.00 · high 8.44 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.02 · high 8.35 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.04 · high 8.27 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.98 · high 8.30 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.02 · high 8.32 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.06 · high 8.70 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.08 · high 9.24 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.12 · high 9.31 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.14 · high 9.35 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.14 · high 8.88 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.16 · high 8.95 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 1.18 · high 8.54 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 1.18 · high 8.59 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 1.20 · high 8.83 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 1.24 · high 8.47 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 1.26 · high 9.08 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 1.30 · high 9.06 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 1.32 · high 9.49 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 1.36 · high 9.65 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 1.38 · high 9.71 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 1.38 · high 9.49 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 1.48 · high 9.65 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 1.50 · high 9.47 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 1.54 · high 9.72 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 1.58 · high 9.62 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 1.62 · high 9.49 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 1.50 · high 9.39 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.54 · high 9.40 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.56 · high 10.36 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.60 · high 11.15 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.64 · high 9.60 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.68 · high 11.37 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.66 · high 10.12 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 1.66 · high 10.42 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.64 · high 12.03 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 1.66 · high 11.16 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 1.66 · high 10.77 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 1.68 · high 11.51 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 1.70 · high 11.86 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 1.72 · high 11.61 · high 22.90 · good Poor