MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 15:48 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 15:48 (AEST)

Lord Howe Island has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 18:00 (AEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 4.1/10

Wed 14:00 (AEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

04:41

Sunset

17:36

Water

20.7°C

Max air

18.1°C

Sky

Clear

5% cloud

No good model 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 14:00: Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 13:00: Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 12:00: Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (68 hours)
  • Wind (66 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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: Tue 03:00

Mon 14:00, Tue 03:00, Tue 15:00, Wed 04:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Port Stephens

669 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 18:00 – Tue 18:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Sun 16:00; 5 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 2.32m to 2.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 4.68 to 9.12m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 0.88m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 18:00 2.64 · high 8.75 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 2.62 · high 9.12 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 2.60 · high 8.42 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 2.60 · high 7.75 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 2.58 · high 6.96 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 2.56 · high 8.17 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 2.52 · high 6.93 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 2.50 · high 5.95 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 2.46 · high 5.47 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 2.44 · high 5.77 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 2.34 · high 6.36 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 2.34 · high 5.95 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 2.32 · high 6.27 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 07:00 2.32 · high 6.25 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 08:00 2.34 · high 6.11 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 09:00 2.34 · high 6.02 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 10:00 2.36 · high 6.12 · high 19.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 11:00 2.40 · high 6.81 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 12:00 2.44 · high 6.97 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 13:00 2.48 · high 6.95 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 14:00 2.52 · high 6.59 · high 19.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 2.58 · high 6.24 · high 19.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 2.62 · high 5.14 · good 19.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 2.70 · high 4.68 · good 19.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 2.76 · high 4.14 · good 19.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 2.84 · high 3.93 · good 19.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 2.92 · high 3.09 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 2.72 · high 2.98 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 2.80 · high 3.36 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 2.86 · high 3.87 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 2.92 · high 4.33 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 2.82 · high 4.86 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 2.86 · high 5.32 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 2.92 · high 5.48 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 2.96 · high 5.82 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 2.96 · high 5.91 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 2.98 · high 6.49 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 07:00 2.98 · high 6.67 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 08:00 2.94 · high 6.91 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 09:00 2.92 · high 7.54 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 10:00 2.88 · high 8.17 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 11:00 2.82 · high 8.14 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 12:00 2.78 · high 8.10 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 13:00 2.72 · high 8.41 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 14:00 2.66 · high 8.64 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 15:00 2.58 · high 8.37 · high 19.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 16:00 2.52 · high 8.05 · high 19.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 17:00 2.46 · high 7.84 · high 19.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 18:00 2.40 · high 7.10 · high 19.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 2.34 · high 6.28 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 2.28 · high 6.03 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 2.06 · high 5.93 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 2.02 · high 6.40 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 2.00 · high 6.05 · high 19.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 1.96 · high 5.40 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 1.94 · high 5.97 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 2.02 · high 8.80 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 2.06 · high 9.46 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 2.12 · high 10.33 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 2.18 · high 10.52 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 2.26 · high 10.42 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 07:00 2.32 · high 9.96 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 08:00 2.36 · high 9.75 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 09:00 2.38 · high 10.01 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 10:00 2.42 · high 10.06 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 11:00 2.46 · high 9.62 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 12:00 2.52 · high 9.55 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 13:00 2.56 · high 9.56 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 14:00 2.62 · high 9.59 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 15:00 2.66 · high 9.60 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 16:00 2.72 · high 9.66 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 17:00 2.76 · high 9.81 · high 19.60 · out of range Poor