MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 11:01 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 11:01 (AEST)

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 15:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 3.6/10

Sat 13:00 (AEST)

Later today

Fair · 3.5/10

Sat 15:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 4.2/10

Tue 10:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 3.5/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

04:42

Sunset

17:35

Water

20.8°C

Max air

17.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

45% 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 10:00: Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sat 15:00: Fair (0.35) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 16:00: Poor (0.34) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Wind (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (69 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

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Port Stephens

669 km away

⚠️ Fair

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Fri 10:00; 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 2.58m to 2.94m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.76 to 9.33m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 1.08m; 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
Thu 13:00 2.94 · high 8.86 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 2.92 · high 8.98 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 2.90 · high 9.33 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 2.88 · high 9.15 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 2.84 · high 8.60 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 2.82 · high 8.17 · high 20.90 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 2.78 · high 7.07 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 2.74 · high 7.58 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 2.76 · high 7.02 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 2.74 · high 6.66 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 2.72 · high 6.82 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 2.70 · high 6.95 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 2.68 · high 7.23 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 2.84 · high 6.06 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 2.86 · high 6.19 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 2.86 · high 6.35 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 2.82 · high 6.73 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 2.80 · high 6.80 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 2.76 · high 7.30 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 2.72 · high 6.59 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 2.66 · high 5.76 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 2.62 · high 7.04 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 2.60 · high 6.76 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 2.58 · high 7.57 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 2.56 · high 6.51 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 2.54 · high 7.47 · high 20.80 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 2.52 · high 7.14 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 2.50 · high 8.66 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 2.48 · high 8.18 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 2.48 · high 8.42 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 2.46 · high 9.54 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 2.42 · high 9.24 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 2.46 · high 6.77 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 2.42 · high 7.34 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 2.38 · high 7.62 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 2.36 · high 6.27 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 2.32 · high 5.99 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 2.30 · high 6.52 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 2.28 · high 6.31 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 2.26 · high 7.01 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 2.24 · high 7.77 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 2.20 · high 7.87 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 2.22 · high 7.76 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 2.18 · high 7.56 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 2.16 · high 7.47 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 2.12 · high 6.23 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 2.10 · high 6.69 · high 20.80 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 2.08 · high 7.08 · high 20.80 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 2.06 · high 6.75 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 2.04 · high 7.95 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 2.02 · high 8.10 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 2.00 · high 7.73 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 1.98 · high 7.82 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 1.98 · high 8.32 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 1.96 · high 7.65 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 1.94 · high 7.92 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.94 · high 7.70 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.92 · high 7.87 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.90 · high 6.96 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.86 · high 6.70 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.84 · high 6.89 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.82 · high 8.15 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.78 · high 7.82 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.76 · high 7.90 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.76 · high 8.36 · high 20.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.78 · high 8.38 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.78 · high 8.61 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.80 · high 8.81 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.82 · high 9.11 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 1.82 · high 9.26 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 1.82 · high 9.18 · high 20.80 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 1.82 · high 8.93 · high 20.80 · good Poor