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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 01:36

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

23% 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 (59 hours)
  • Sea temperature (59 hours)
  • Tide/current (59 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 15:00 – Tue 15:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Sun 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 2.2m to 2.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 22.5 to 29.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.33m to 1.0m; 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
Sat 15:00 2.20 · high 25.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 2.22 · high 24.00 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 2.22 · high 25.60 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 2.24 · high 25.60 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 19:00 2.26 · high 26.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 20:00 2.28 · high 26.20 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 2.30 · high 25.10 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 2.32 · high 29.40 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 2.32 · high 25.30 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 2.34 · high 24.50 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 2.34 · high 24.10 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 2.34 · high 22.90 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 2.34 · high 22.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 2.34 · high 22.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 2.34 · high 23.70 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 2.34 · high 24.80 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 2.34 · high 26.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 2.34 · high 28.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 2.34 · high 29.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 2.34 · high 29.20 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 2.32 · high 27.10 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 2.32 · high 27.10 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 2.30 · high 24.30 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 2.28 · high 23.60 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 2.26 · high 26.30 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 2.22 · high 24.60 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 2.20 · high 24.50 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 2.16 · high 23.70 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 2.12 · high 22.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 2.10 · high 23.10 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 2.06 · high 23.90 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 2.04 · high 25.00 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 2.00 · high 22.90 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 1.98 · high 22.50 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 1.96 · high 22.50 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 1.94 · high 21.80 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 1.92 · high 21.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 1.90 · high 20.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 1.86 · high 19.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 1.84 · high 18.00 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 1.82 · high 19.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 1.80 · high 20.10 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 1.78 · high 20.50 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 1.76 · high 20.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 1.72 · high 20.30 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 1.70 · high 18.20 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 1.68 · high 16.60 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
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