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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Fri 03:24 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 17:04

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.2/10

Best time: Mon 12:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

16:42

Water

19.4°C

Max air

17.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

40% 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

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 02:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Mon 01:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Mon 00:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (67 hours)
  • Sea temperature (67 hours)
  • Tide/current (67 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: Fri 18:00

Fri 18:00, Sat 07:00, Sat 19:00, Sun 08:00, Sun 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

✅ Good

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

1145 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 07:00 – Sun 07:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Fri 14:00; 2 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 2.54m to 4.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 4.54 to 9.64m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 0.96m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 07:00 4.02 · high 9.64 · high 19.10 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 4.00 · high 9.14 · high 19.10 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 3.68 · high 8.68 · high 19.10 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 3.64 · high 8.40 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 3.62 · high 7.96 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 3.58 · high 7.58 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 3.52 · high 7.18 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 3.48 · high 6.91 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 3.42 · high 6.69 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 3.36 · high 6.31 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 3.30 · high 5.82 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 3.24 · high 5.66 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 3.18 · high 5.41 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 3.10 · high 5.13 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 3.04 · high 4.54 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 2.98 · high 4.57 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 2.90 · high 5.10 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 2.84 · high 5.09 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 2.78 · high 4.82 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 2.72 · high 4.81 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 2.66 · high 4.83 · good 19.00 · out of range fair
Fri 04:00 2.62 · high 4.59 · good 19.00 · out of range fair
Fri 05:00 2.58 · high 5.04 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 2.54 · high 5.04 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 2.50 · high 4.69 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 2.46 · high 4.74 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 2.42 · high 4.65 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 2.40 · high 4.18 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 2.36 · high 3.40 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 2.34 · high 3.82 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 2.32 · high 3.24 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 2.30 · high 2.55 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 2.28 · high 2.58 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 2.26 · high 2.62 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 2.24 · high 2.25 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 2.22 · high 2.17 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 2.20 · high 2.30 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 2.16 · high 2.12 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 2.14 · high 1.74 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 2.12 · high 1.51 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 2.10 · high 1.28 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 2.08 · high 1.27 · good 19.00 · out of range fair
Sat 01:00 2.06 · high 1.00 · good 19.00 · out of range fair
Sat 02:00 2.04 · high 0.87 · good 19.00 · out of range fair
Sat 03:00 2.02 · high 0.74 · good 19.10 · out of range fair
Sat 04:00 2.00 · high 0.76 · good 19.10 · out of range fair
Sat 05:00 1.96 · high 0.97 · good 19.10 · out of range fair
Sat 06:00 1.94 · high 1.22 · good 19.10 · out of range fair
Sat 07:00 1.92 · high 1.76 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 1.90 · high 2.40 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 1.88 · high 2.58 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 1.86 · high 3.01 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 1.82 · high 4.52 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 1.80 · high 4.80 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 1.78 · high 4.80 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 1.74 · high 6.12 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 1.72 · high 5.11 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 1.70 · high 7.26 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 1.70 · high 7.64 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 1.68 · high 6.14 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 19:00 1.66 · high 6.25 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 20:00 1.62 · high 6.56 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 1.60 · high 8.37 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 1.60 · high 8.65 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 1.58 · high 9.32 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 1.58 · high 9.13 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 1.60 · high 10.21 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 1.60 · high 9.66 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 1.62 · high 12.19 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 1.62 · high 11.30 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 1.64 · high 11.27 · high 19.00 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 1.64 · high 11.40 · high 19.00 · out of range poor