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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:02 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 06:51

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

Score: 2.2/10

Best time: Tue 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 13.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:20

Sunset

16:39

Water

19.5°C

Max air

18.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

94% 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

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 00:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 01:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 03:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (56 hours)
  • Wind (56 hours)
  • Sea temperature (56 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low drift risk now.

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 14:00

Sun 01:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

1145 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.22 around Sun 11:00; 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 3.16m to 3.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 12.31 to 13.95m/s).

Tides range from -0.3m to 1.0m; 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
Sat 21:00 3.70 · high 13.14 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 3.68 · high 13.93 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 3.66 · high 13.92 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 3.64 · high 13.51 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 3.62 · high 13.26 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 3.60 · high 13.82 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 3.58 · high 13.18 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 3.52 · high 12.99 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 3.48 · high 13.80 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 3.42 · high 12.95 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 3.40 · high 13.95 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 3.38 · high 12.81 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 3.36 · high 12.84 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 3.34 · high 13.18 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 3.34 · high 12.31 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 3.32 · high 13.60 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 3.30 · high 13.55 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 3.28 · high 12.87 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 3.26 · high 13.05 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 3.24 · high 12.41 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 3.20 · high 13.42 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 3.18 · high 12.58 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 3.18 · high 12.87 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 3.16 · high 12.33 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 3.16 · high 12.53 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 3.12 · high 11.04 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 3.10 · high 11.53 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 3.06 · high 12.46 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 2.98 · high 11.52 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 2.92 · high 11.14 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 2.84 · high 10.60 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 2.80 · high 10.51 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 2.76 · high 10.77 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 2.72 · high 10.65 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 2.68 · high 10.28 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 2.64 · high 10.44 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 2.60 · high 10.51 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 2.56 · high 9.77 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 2.54 · high 9.43 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 2.50 · high 9.78 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 2.46 · high 9.96 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 2.44 · high 9.18 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 2.40 · high 9.04 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 2.36 · high 8.92 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 2.34 · high 8.63 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 2.30 · high 8.64 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 2.28 · high 8.43 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 2.26 · high 8.65 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 2.24 · high 8.60 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 2.20 · high 8.34 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 2.18 · high 8.50 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 2.14 · high 8.48 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 2.10 · high 8.12 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 2.08 · high 7.83 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 2.04 · high 8.05 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 2.02 · high 8.01 · high 19.60 · out of range poor