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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 20:47

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

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

16:42

Water

19.4°C

Max air

17.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

51% 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 (64 hours)
  • Sea temperature (64 hours)
  • Tide/current (64 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

Sat 10:00 – Tue 10:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.25 around Sun 14:00; 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 2.74m to 5.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 30.3 to 57.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 1.02m; 1 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
Sat 10:00 2.74 · high 30.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 2.86 · high 30.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 2.98 · high 32.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 3.02 · high 32.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 3.08 · high 31.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 3.12 · high 30.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 3.12 · high 34.80 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 3.12 · high 37.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 3.12 · high 35.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 19:00 3.14 · high 37.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 20:00 3.16 · high 38.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 3.18 · high 40.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 3.30 · high 41.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 3.40 · high 43.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 3.52 · high 45.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 3.70 · high 47.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 3.88 · high 48.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 4.06 · high 50.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 4.30 · high 53.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 4.54 · high 55.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 4.78 · high 57.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 4.98 · high 54.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 5.18 · high 56.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 5.38 · high 53.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 5.48 · high 52.80 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 5.56 · high 53.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 5.66 · high 51.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 5.70 · high 52.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 5.74 · high 51.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 5.78 · high 52.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 5.78 · high 49.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 5.76 · high 50.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 5.76 · high 52.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 5.76 · high 51.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 5.76 · high 51.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 5.76 · high 51.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 5.80 · high 52.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 5.82 · high 53.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 5.86 · high 53.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 5.90 · high 53.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 5.94 · high 53.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 5.98 · high 53.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 6.02 · high 55.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 6.06 · high 56.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 6.10 · high 56.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 6.12 · high 57.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 6.16 · high 56.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 6.18 · high 55.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 5.66 · high 13.51 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 5.64 · high 13.66 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 5.62 · high 14.19 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 5.62 · high 15.01 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 5.64 · high 14.35 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 5.64 · high 13.63 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 5.68 · high 13.34 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 5.72 · high 14.81 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 5.76 · high 15.06 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 5.76 · high 15.61 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 5.74 · high 12.96 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 5.74 · high 14.46 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 5.68 · high 13.78 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 5.60 · high 13.52 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 5.54 · high 13.22 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 5.46 · high 13.32 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 5.40 · high 13.25 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 5.32 · high 13.37 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 5.24 · high 13.35 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 5.18 · high 13.72 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 5.10 · high 14.40 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 5.04 · high 14.51 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 4.96 · high 14.33 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 4.90 · high 13.88 · high 19.20 · out of range poor