MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 17:15 (AEST)

Lord Howe 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 20:00 (AEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 4.1/10

Tue 10:00 (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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

04:42

Sunset

17:35

Water

20.7°C

Max air

17.1°C

Sky

Clear

23% 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 10:00: Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 12:00: Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 13:00: Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Wind (68 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 14:00, Tue 03:00, Tue 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Port Stephens

669 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 20:00 – Sat 20:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Thu 17:00; 6 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 2.44m to 3.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.46 to 9.56m/s).

Tides range from -0.23m to 1.34m; 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 20:00 2.82 · high 9.56 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 2.44 · high 8.68 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 2.48 · high 9.48 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 2.56 · high 9.11 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 2.62 · high 9.07 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 2.70 · high 8.89 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 2.62 · high 8.53 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 2.68 · high 8.92 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 2.76 · high 8.36 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 2.80 · high 7.89 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 2.84 · high 7.77 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 2.88 · high 8.38 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 2.90 · high 7.84 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 2.90 · high 7.85 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 2.92 · high 7.60 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 11:00 2.96 · high 7.61 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 3.00 · high 7.63 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 3.04 · high 6.89 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 14:00 3.10 · high 6.50 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 15:00 3.14 · high 6.56 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 3.20 · high 6.22 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 17:00 3.24 · high 5.46 · high 20.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 18:00 3.30 · high 5.56 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 3.34 · high 6.07 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 3.32 · high 6.45 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 3.28 · high 7.00 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 3.26 · high 7.67 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 3.22 · high 7.86 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 3.20 · high 8.56 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 2.88 · high 7.86 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 2.92 · high 8.41 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 2.94 · high 9.07 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 2.98 · high 9.70 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 3.02 · high 10.01 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 3.04 · high 9.90 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 3.08 · high 10.67 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 3.10 · high 11.77 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 3.12 · high 12.06 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 3.14 · high 12.46 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 3.10 · high 11.91 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 3.06 · high 12.00 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 3.02 · high 11.99 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 2.94 · high 11.23 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 2.86 · high 11.40 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 2.78 · high 11.23 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 2.70 · high 10.91 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 2.64 · high 10.20 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 2.56 · high 9.13 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 2.52 · high 8.27 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 2.82 · high 8.92 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 2.72 · high 9.09 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 2.68 · high 8.56 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 2.62 · high 8.20 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 2.58 · high 10.78 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 2.54 · high 10.07 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 2.48 · high 10.64 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 2.44 · high 10.78 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 2.40 · high 10.63 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 2.38 · high 10.66 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 07:00 2.34 · high 10.46 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 08:00 2.34 · high 10.69 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 2.34 · high 11.36 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 2.34 · high 11.14 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 2.36 · high 11.95 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 12:00 2.38 · high 11.51 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 2.40 · high 11.24 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 2.38 · high 10.41 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 2.36 · high 9.71 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 2.34 · high 9.35 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 2.34 · high 9.91 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 2.32 · high 10.67 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 2.32 · high 11.12 · high 20.90 · good Poor