MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lady Elliot Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 16:43 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 16:43 (AEST)

Lady Elliot Island has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 1.7/10

Sat 17:00 (AEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Poor · 3.4/10

Sun 15:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

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Best nearby spots later today

Cairns 4.8/10 Fair · Sat 18:00 Port Douglas 4.7/10 Fair · Sat 18:00 Whitsundays 2.8/10 Poor · Sat 18:00

Weakest nearby later today

Whitsundays

Sunrise

05:14

Sunset

17:54

Water

23.3°C

Max air

21.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 15:00: Poor (0.34) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 12:00: Poor (0.31) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 16:00: Poor (0.31) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Wind (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (68 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: Sun 00:00

Sun 00:00, Sun 13:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 15:00, Tue 03:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Cairns Fair · Sat 18:00 4.8/10 Port Douglas Fair · Sat 18:00 4.7/10 Whitsundays Poor · Sat 18:00 2.8/10 Heron Island Unknown No recent score

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

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

572 km away

❌ Poor

Port Stephens

959 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 17:00 – Wed 17:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Sun 17:00; 5 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 0.64m to 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 15/24 sampled hours (range 3.68 to 6.75m/s).

Tides range from -0.6m to 1.33m; 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
Sun 17:00 0.64 · high 5.20 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.64 · high 5.62 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.66 · high 6.12 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.66 · high 6.36 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.74 · high 6.46 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.76 · high 6.13 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.76 · high 6.33 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.76 · high 6.75 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.76 · high 6.74 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.76 · high 5.69 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.76 · high 5.05 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.76 · high 4.32 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.74 · high 3.97 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.74 · high 4.23 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.72 · high 3.93 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.72 · high 3.88 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 0.72 · high 3.68 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 0.74 · high 4.97 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 11:00 0.74 · high 4.73 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 0.72 · high 4.26 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.72 · high 3.76 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.72 · high 4.42 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 15:00 0.74 · high 5.09 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 16:00 0.74 · high 4.95 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.76 · high 6.01 · high 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 18:00 0.78 · high 6.14 · high 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 0.80 · high 5.82 · high 23.80 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.80 · high 5.44 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.74 · high 4.90 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.74 · high 5.12 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.74 · high 4.62 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.74 · high 4.02 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.74 · high 3.90 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.74 · high 4.20 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 3.81 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.72 · high 3.84 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.72 · high 4.24 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.72 · high 4.82 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.72 · high 4.65 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.72 · high 4.46 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.74 · high 4.67 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 0.74 · high 4.82 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.76 · high 5.13 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.76 · high 5.30 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.78 · high 5.63 · high 23.70 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.80 · high 6.44 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 15:00 0.80 · high 6.64 · high 23.80 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.82 · high 6.80 · high 23.80 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.82 · high 6.37 · high 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 0.84 · high 6.16 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.84 · high 6.25 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.84 · high 6.23 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.90 · high 6.33 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.90 · high 6.31 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.90 · high 6.51 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.88 · high 6.82 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.88 · high 6.62 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.88 · high 6.04 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.86 · high 5.69 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.84 · high 5.15 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.82 · high 5.34 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.82 · high 4.94 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.80 · high 5.50 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.80 · high 5.47 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.78 · high 6.05 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.78 · high 6.15 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 0.78 · high 6.35 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.80 · high 6.33 · high 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.80 · high 6.37 · high 23.80 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.78 · high 6.56 · high 23.90 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.74 · high 6.57 · high 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.72 · high 3.91 · good 24.00 · good Fair