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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 22:55

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

17.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

31% 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 (62 hours)
  • Sea temperature (62 hours)
  • Tide/current (62 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

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.15 around Thu 13:00; 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 1.42m to 2.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 30.7 to 44.7m/s).

Tides range from -0.33m to 1.12m; 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
Wed 12:00 1.42 · high 30.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 1.46 · high 30.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 1.48 · high 33.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 1.52 · high 35.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 1.54 · high 35.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 1.58 · high 36.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 1.60 · high 36.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 1.62 · high 36.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 1.62 · high 38.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 1.64 · high 37.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 1.70 · high 37.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 1.74 · high 38.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 1.80 · high 39.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 1.82 · high 38.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 1.82 · high 39.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 1.84 · high 41.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 1.86 · high 43.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 1.86 · high 41.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 1.88 · high 42.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 1.90 · high 42.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 1.92 · high 42.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 1.94 · high 44.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 1.98 · high 42.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 2.00 · high 40.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 2.04 · high 37.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 2.06 · high 40.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 2.10 · high 44.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 2.12 · high 45.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 2.12 · high 43.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 2.10 · high 42.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 2.10 · high 35.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 2.14 · high 40.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 2.20 · high 42.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 2.24 · high 38.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 2.24 · high 34.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 2.22 · high 37.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 2.22 · high 41.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 2.22 · high 42.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 2.22 · high 34.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 2.22 · high 42.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 2.18 · high 37.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 2.16 · high 40.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 2.12 · high 39.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 2.14 · high 32.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 2.18 · high 33.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 2.20 · high 29.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 2.18 · high 30.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 1.74 · high 28.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.74 · high 26.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.82 · high 45.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.92 · high 43.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 2.00 · high 43.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 2.16 · high 44.70 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 2.32 · high 41.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 2.48 · high 40.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 2.54 · high 38.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 2.60 · high 34.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 2.66 · high 36.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 2.62 · high 36.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 2.58 · high 31.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 2.54 · high 33.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 2.52 · high 32.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 2.50 · high 32.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 2.48 · high 32.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 2.48 · high 33.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 2.48 · high 33.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 2.48 · high 33.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 2.52 · high 31.90 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 2.58 · high 30.20 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 2.62 · high 30.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
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