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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 09:24

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.8/10

Best time: Fri 10:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

17:07

Water

19.6°C

Max air

18.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

40% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Fri 00:00: Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Fri 03:00: Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Fri 02:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Sea temperature (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (49 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 04:00.

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

Byron Bay

617 km away

⚠️ Fair

Port Stephens

669 km away

⚠️ Fair

Jervis Bay

870 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Wed 11:00; 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 1.74m to 1.94m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.5 to 10.73m/s).

Tides range from -0.18m to 1.12m; 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
Wed 00:00 1.84 · high 7.50 · high 19.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 01:00 1.82 · high 7.82 · high 19.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 02:00 1.80 · high 7.91 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 1.78 · high 8.05 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 1.78 · high 7.82 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 1.76 · high 7.96 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 1.76 · high 8.38 · high 19.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 07:00 1.76 · high 8.41 · high 19.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 08:00 1.76 · high 8.64 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 09:00 1.76 · high 8.71 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 10:00 1.76 · high 9.04 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 11:00 1.74 · high 9.30 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 12:00 1.74 · high 9.43 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 13:00 1.76 · high 9.48 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 14:00 1.78 · high 9.62 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 1.80 · high 9.78 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 1.82 · high 9.92 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 1.82 · high 9.87 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 1.84 · high 10.28 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 1.86 · high 9.60 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 1.86 · high 9.93 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 1.88 · high 10.24 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 1.90 · high 10.51 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 1.94 · high 10.73 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 1.96 · high 11.28 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 2.02 · high 11.52 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 2.06 · high 11.77 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 2.12 · high 11.88 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 2.12 · high 12.06 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 2.12 · high 12.20 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 2.12 · high 11.89 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 2.16 · high 13.44 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 2.22 · high 12.66 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 2.26 · high 11.85 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 2.26 · high 11.12 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 2.26 · high 11.29 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 2.26 · high 8.73 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 2.22 · high 7.80 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 2.16 · high 8.61 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 2.12 · high 8.49 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 2.08 · high 7.65 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 2.04 · high 6.40 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 2.00 · high 5.25 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 1.98 · high 4.46 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 1.94 · high 3.54 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 1.92 · high 2.65 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 1.90 · high 1.77 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 1.86 · high 0.82 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 1.84 · high 0.56 · good 19.70 · out of range Fair
Fri 01:00 1.82 · high 2.00 · good 19.70 · out of range Fair
Fri 02:00 1.78 · high 2.45 · good 19.80 · out of range Fair
Fri 03:00 1.76 · high 2.55 · good 19.80 · out of range Fair
Fri 04:00 1.76 · high 3.40 · good 19.90 · out of range Fair
Fri 05:00 1.74 · high 4.05 · good 19.90 · out of range Fair
Fri 06:00 1.74 · high 4.09 · good 20.00 · out of range Fair
Fri 07:00 1.76 · high 3.42 · good 20.00 · out of range Fair
Fri 08:00 1.76 · high 2.64 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 1.78 · high 2.98 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 1.86 · high 3.97 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 1.92 · high 4.54 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 2.00 · high 4.54 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 2.08 · high 4.83 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 2.18 · high 4.87 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 2.26 · high 5.02 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 2.30 · high 5.27 · good 19.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 2.32 · high 5.29 · good 19.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 2.36 · high 5.17 · good 19.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 2.36 · high 5.46 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor