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Lord Howe Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:13 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 01:57

Lord Howe Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Thu 16:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 14:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:18

Sunset

16:41

Water

19.6°C

Max air

17.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

80% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 06:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Wed 04:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 03:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind

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: Wed 16:00

Wed 04:00, Wed 16:00, Thu 05:00, Thu 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Byron Bay

617 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

870 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

1037 km away

❌ Poor

Heron Island

1145 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 15:00 – Fri 15:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Wed 14:00; 6 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 1.88m to 2.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 3.29 to 6.66m/s).

Tides range from -0.49m to 1.45m; 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
Tue 15:00 1.88 · high 5.47 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 1.90 · high 6.15 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 1.92 · high 5.31 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 1.94 · high 4.73 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 1.94 · high 4.83 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 1.96 · high 4.79 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 1.96 · high 4.64 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 1.98 · high 6.66 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 1.98 · high 5.72 · high 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 2.00 · high 4.81 · good 19.50 · out of range poor
Wed 01:00 2.00 · high 4.56 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Wed 02:00 2.02 · high 5.24 · good 19.50 · out of range fair
Wed 03:00 2.02 · high 4.56 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 04:00 2.02 · high 3.29 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 05:00 2.00 · high 3.38 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 06:00 2.00 · high 3.40 · good 19.60 · out of range fair
Wed 07:00 2.22 · high 4.05 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 2.26 · high 5.30 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 2.28 · high 5.38 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 2.34 · high 5.21 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 2.38 · high 5.11 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 2.44 · high 5.15 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 2.46 · high 4.01 · good 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 2.48 · high 6.25 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 2.50 · high 5.82 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 2.50 · high 5.66 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 2.48 · high 5.47 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 2.48 · high 6.18 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 2.48 · high 6.68 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 2.46 · high 6.92 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 2.46 · high 7.34 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 2.48 · high 8.57 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 2.50 · high 8.78 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 2.52 · high 8.56 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 2.50 · high 8.03 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 2.50 · high 7.84 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 2.48 · high 7.75 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 2.46 · high 7.81 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 2.44 · high 7.62 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 2.42 · high 7.69 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 2.40 · high 7.67 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 2.36 · high 7.93 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 2.34 · high 7.89 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 2.32 · high 8.07 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 2.30 · high 8.73 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 2.28 · high 8.60 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 2.28 · high 8.97 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 2.28 · high 9.25 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 2.28 · high 9.68 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 2.30 · high 9.86 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 2.32 · high 9.79 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 2.34 · high 10.74 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 2.36 · high 9.46 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 2.36 · high 9.97 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 2.38 · high 9.40 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 2.40 · high 9.80 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 2.44 · high 9.71 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 2.46 · high 9.62 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 2.50 · high 9.75 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 2.52 · high 9.53 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 2.56 · high 9.85 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 2.58 · high 10.18 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 2.60 · high 10.51 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 2.62 · high 11.29 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 2.66 · high 11.41 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 2.68 · high 11.57 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 2.72 · high 11.67 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 2.74 · high 11.43 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 2.74 · high 11.32 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 2.76 · high 11.34 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 2.80 · high 11.17 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 2.82 · high 10.56 · high 19.70 · out of range poor