MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lady Elliot Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 17:15 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 17:15 (AEST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 19:00 (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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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:14

Sunset

17:54

Water

23.3°C

Max air

21.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

96% 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 (68 hours)
  • Wind (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (66 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 Unknown No recent score Port Douglas Unknown No recent score Heron Island Unknown No recent score Whitsundays 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 Heron Island Whitsundays
  1. Cairns
  2. Port Douglas
  3. Heron Island
  4. Whitsundays

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

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 19:00 – Sun 19:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Fri 15:00; 4 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 0.88m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 7/24 sampled hours (range 4.14 to 8.93m/s).

Tides range from -0.56m to 1.38m; 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
Thu 19:00 1.24 · high 8.93 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.20 · high 8.24 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.08 · high 6.68 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.06 · high 5.13 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.02 · high 4.75 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.96 · high 5.30 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.24 · high 8.72 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.18 · high 8.49 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.12 · high 8.09 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.06 · high 7.96 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.02 · high 7.84 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.00 · high 7.60 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 7.21 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.94 · high 6.90 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.92 · high 6.51 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.90 · high 6.16 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.90 · high 5.46 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 0.88 · high 4.58 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.88 · high 4.27 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.88 · high 4.20 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.88 · high 4.14 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.88 · high 6.24 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 0.90 · high 6.29 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.90 · high 6.18 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.92 · high 6.09 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.94 · high 6.46 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.90 · high 6.38 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.90 · high 6.11 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.92 · high 6.50 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.92 · high 6.87 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.94 · high 7.02 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.94 · high 7.06 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.80 · high 5.67 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.78 · high 5.15 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.76 · high 4.75 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.74 · high 4.52 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.72 · high 4.25 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.70 · high 4.80 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.70 · high 4.37 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 0.68 · high 4.09 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.68 · high 5.03 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.66 · high 5.50 · high 23.20 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.66 · high 5.41 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.66 · high 5.60 · high 23.40 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.64 · high 5.59 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.64 · high 4.32 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.64 · high 4.60 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.64 · high 5.33 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.64 · high 5.74 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.64 · high 5.39 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.70 · high 5.37 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.72 · high 6.13 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.72 · high 6.14 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.74 · high 5.62 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.74 · high 5.79 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.74 · high 5.92 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.74 · high 6.24 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.72 · high 5.55 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.70 · high 4.83 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.68 · high 4.38 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.66 · high 4.03 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.66 · high 3.87 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.64 · high 3.91 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.64 · high 3.65 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.64 · high 3.42 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.62 · high 3.43 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.62 · high 3.63 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.62 · high 3.91 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.62 · high 4.17 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.62 · high 5.00 · good 23.80 · good Fair
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