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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 00:04

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

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

Best afternoon signal: Sat 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

16:42

Water

19.4°C

Max air

17.8°C

Sky

Clear

29% 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

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair 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 (60 hours)
  • Sea temperature (60 hours)
  • Tide/current (60 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

Mon 14:00 – Thu 14:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.23 around Tue 11:00; 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 1.56m to 1.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 10.4 to 20.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 1.07m; 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
Mon 14:00 1.66 · high 16.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 1.64 · high 12.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 1.62 · high 11.90 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 1.62 · high 15.40 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 1.60 · high 17.40 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 1.60 · high 17.30 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 1.58 · high 18.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 1.58 · high 19.60 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 1.58 · high 20.50 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 1.58 · high 19.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 1.58 · high 17.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 1.58 · high 15.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 1.58 · high 13.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 1.58 · high 11.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 1.58 · high 10.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 1.58 · high 10.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 1.58 · high 10.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 1.58 · high 11.10 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 1.58 · high 11.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 1.58 · high 11.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 1.58 · high 11.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 1.56 · high 11.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 12:00 1.64 · high 16.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 13:00 1.64 · high 16.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 14:00 1.62 · high 15.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 15:00 1.62 · high 15.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 1.62 · high 17.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 1.60 · high 17.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 1.60 · high 19.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 1.60 · high 18.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 1.58 · high 19.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 1.58 · high 13.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 1.58 · high 14.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 1.56 · high 13.40 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 1.56 · high 16.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 01:00 1.54 · high 21.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Wed 02:00 1.54 · high 24.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 03:00 1.52 · high 24.00 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 04:00 1.50 · high 23.30 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 05:00 1.48 · high 21.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 1.46 · high 22.60 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 1.44 · high 23.80 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 1.44 · high 25.40 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 1.42 · high 26.80 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 1.42 · high 28.50 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 1.42 · high 28.90 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
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