MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 03:20 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 03:20 (AEST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 06:00 (AEST)

Later today

Fair · 3.7/10

Sun 16:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 3.7/10

Sun 16:00 (AEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Sun 16:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

04:42

Sunset

17:35

Water

20.6°C

Max air

18.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

88% 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

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 16:00: Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 13:00: Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 16:00: Fair (0.36) · 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 peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

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: Tue 03:00

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

Thu 06:00 – Sun 06:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Thu 16:00; 8 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 1.46m to 2.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 3.48 to 6.67m/s).

Tides range from -0.23m to 1.14m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 06:00 2.28 · high 5.05 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 2.22 · high 5.27 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 2.18 · high 5.09 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 2.12 · high 5.13 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 2.08 · high 5.30 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 11:00 2.04 · high 4.92 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 1.98 · high 4.64 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 1.94 · high 4.83 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 1.90 · high 5.14 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 1.86 · high 4.67 · good 20.80 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 1.82 · high 3.48 · good 20.80 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 1.78 · high 4.79 · good 20.80 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 1.74 · high 5.09 · good 20.70 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 1.70 · high 5.43 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.68 · high 6.35 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.62 · high 6.58 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.60 · high 6.25 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.58 · high 6.37 · high 20.60 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.54 · high 6.23 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 1.52 · high 6.55 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 1.50 · high 6.67 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 1.50 · high 6.41 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 1.48 · high 6.37 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 1.46 · high 6.01 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 1.44 · high 5.52 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 1.42 · high 4.81 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 1.40 · high 4.23 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 1.36 · high 4.37 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 1.34 · high 5.32 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 11:00 1.34 · high 4.93 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 1.32 · high 4.68 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 13:00 1.32 · high 3.98 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 14:00 1.30 · high 3.41 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 1.30 · high 4.10 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 1.28 · high 4.86 · good 20.60 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 1.28 · high 5.42 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 1.28 · high 6.81 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 1.28 · high 6.44 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 1.28 · high 6.65 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 1.34 · high 6.93 · high 20.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 1.34 · high 7.25 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 1.36 · high 7.12 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 1.38 · high 7.31 · high 20.30 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 1.40 · high 7.62 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 1.42 · high 7.46 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 1.44 · high 7.13 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 1.44 · high 7.00 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 1.46 · high 7.54 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 1.48 · high 7.87 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 07:00 1.50 · high 8.34 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 08:00 1.50 · high 8.15 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 09:00 1.52 · high 7.80 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 10:00 1.52 · high 6.79 · high 20.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 11:00 1.52 · high 6.06 · high 20.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 12:00 1.54 · high 5.84 · high 20.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 13:00 1.54 · high 6.72 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 14:00 1.56 · high 6.65 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 15:00 1.56 · high 6.82 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 16:00 1.58 · high 7.24 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 17:00 1.62 · high 7.29 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 18:00 1.66 · high 7.49 · high 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 1.70 · high 7.60 · high 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 1.72 · high 7.85 · high 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 1.56 · high 7.81 · high 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 1.58 · high 9.11 · high 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 1.60 · high 9.14 · high 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 1.60 · high 8.13 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 1.62 · high 8.27 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 1.64 · high 9.17 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 1.74 · high 7.35 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 1.76 · high 7.16 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 1.76 · high 7.26 · high 20.00 · out of range Poor