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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:13 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 09:16

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Thu 16:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

16:42

Water

19.7°C

Max air

18.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% 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

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 06:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 05:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 04:00 — Poor (0.34) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (28 hours)
  • Sea temperature (28 hours)
  • Tide/current (28 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: Thu 17:00

Thu 05:00, Thu 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

⚠️ Fair

Jervis Bay

870 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

⚠️ Fair

Heron Island

1145 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 23:00 – Wed 23:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Mon 11:00; 7 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 1.76m to 2.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.25 to 3.25m/s).

Tides range from -0.42m to 1.4m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Sun 23:00 2.10 · high 3.05 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 2.08 · high 2.71 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 01:00 2.04 · high 2.17 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 02:00 2.00 · high 2.16 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 03:00 1.96 · high 1.81 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 04:00 1.92 · high 2.27 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 05:00 1.86 · high 2.51 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 06:00 1.82 · high 3.25 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Mon 07:00 1.80 · high 2.82 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 1.80 · high 2.26 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 1.78 · high 1.23 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 1.80 · high 0.59 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 1.80 · high 0.55 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 1.82 · high 0.67 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 1.82 · high 1.15 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 1.84 · high 1.49 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 1.84 · high 1.50 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 1.84 · high 1.16 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 1.84 · high 0.25 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 1.84 · high 0.43 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 1.82 · high 1.38 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 1.80 · high 1.60 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 1.78 · high 1.91 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 1.76 · high 1.50 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 1.72 · high 2.16 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 1.70 · high 2.65 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 01:00 1.70 · high 3.46 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 02:00 1.68 · high 3.80 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 03:00 1.68 · high 4.27 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 04:00 1.68 · high 3.46 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 05:00 1.68 · high 2.80 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 06:00 1.68 · high 2.50 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Tue 07:00 1.70 · high 2.69 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 1.72 · high 3.51 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 1.74 · high 3.31 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 1.76 · high 2.73 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 1.80 · high 1.90 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 12:00 1.82 · high 1.95 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 13:00 1.84 · high 2.16 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 14:00 1.86 · high 2.75 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 15:00 1.88 · high 5.47 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 1.90 · high 6.15 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 1.92 · high 5.31 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 1.94 · high 4.73 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 1.94 · high 4.83 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 1.96 · high 4.79 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 1.96 · high 4.64 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 1.98 · high 6.66 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 1.98 · high 5.72 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 2.00 · high 4.81 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 01:00 2.00 · high 4.56 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Wed 02:00 2.02 · high 5.24 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Wed 03:00 2.02 · high 4.56 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 04:00 2.02 · high 3.29 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 05:00 2.00 · high 3.38 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 06:00 2.00 · high 3.40 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 07:00 2.22 · high 4.05 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 2.26 · high 5.30 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 2.28 · high 5.38 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 2.34 · high 5.21 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 2.38 · high 5.11 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 2.44 · high 5.15 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 2.46 · high 4.01 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 2.48 · high 6.25 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 2.50 · high 5.82 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 2.50 · high 5.66 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 2.48 · high 5.47 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 2.48 · high 6.18 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 2.48 · high 6.68 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 2.46 · high 6.92 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 2.46 · high 7.34 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 2.48 · high 8.57 · high 19.60 · out of range poor