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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:02 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 16:39

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.1/10

Best time: Tue 10:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:19

Sunset

16:40

Water

19.5°C

Max air

18.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

73% 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

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 00:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 01:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 03:00 — Poor (0.27) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Wind (46 hours)
  • Sea temperature (46 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: Mon 14:00

Mon 02:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

870 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

1145 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 06:00 – Mon 06:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.17 around Sat 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 2.62m to 3.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.92 to 13.92m/s).

Tides range from -0.41m to 1.33m; 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
Fri 06:00 2.62 · high 11.29 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 2.66 · high 11.41 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 2.68 · high 11.57 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 2.72 · high 11.67 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 2.74 · high 11.43 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 2.74 · high 11.32 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 2.76 · high 11.34 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 2.80 · high 11.17 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 2.82 · high 10.56 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 2.86 · high 9.92 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 2.90 · high 11.39 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 2.96 · high 11.45 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 3.00 · high 11.72 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 3.10 · high 11.88 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 3.18 · high 13.10 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 3.28 · high 12.54 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 3.36 · high 13.26 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 3.42 · high 12.35 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 3.50 · high 13.17 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 3.54 · high 13.37 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 3.58 · high 13.28 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 3.62 · high 13.48 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 3.68 · high 13.76 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 3.74 · high 13.92 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 3.54 · high 12.77 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 3.52 · high 14.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 3.52 · high 13.51 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 3.50 · high 13.44 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 3.50 · high 14.24 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 3.52 · high 13.74 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 3.52 · high 12.22 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 3.56 · high 13.71 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 3.62 · high 13.96 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 3.66 · high 14.45 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 3.66 · high 13.16 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 3.66 · high 13.88 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 3.66 · high 14.19 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 19:00 3.68 · high 15.03 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 20:00 3.68 · high 13.54 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 3.70 · high 13.14 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 3.68 · high 13.93 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 3.66 · high 13.92 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 3.64 · high 13.51 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 3.62 · high 13.26 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 3.60 · high 13.82 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 3.58 · high 13.18 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 3.52 · high 12.99 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 3.48 · high 13.80 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 3.42 · high 12.95 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 3.40 · high 13.95 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 3.38 · high 12.81 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 3.36 · high 12.84 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 3.34 · high 13.18 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 3.34 · high 12.31 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 3.32 · high 13.60 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 3.30 · high 13.55 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 3.28 · high 12.87 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 3.26 · high 13.05 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 3.24 · high 12.41 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 3.20 · high 13.42 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 3.18 · high 12.58 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 3.18 · high 12.87 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 3.16 · high 12.33 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 3.16 · high 12.53 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 3.12 · high 11.04 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 3.10 · high 11.53 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 3.06 · high 12.46 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 2.98 · high 11.52 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 2.92 · high 11.14 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 2.84 · high 10.60 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 2.80 · high 10.51 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 2.76 · high 10.77 · high 19.60 · out of range poor