MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Low Isles Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Thu 04:16 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Low Isles has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 10:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 04:00 (AEST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.9/10

Thu 11:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.9/10

Thu 11:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Thu 10:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Thu 11:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.0 m/s.

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Best nearby spots later today

Arlington Reef 6.7/10 Good · Thu 12:00 Agincourt Reef 6.6/10 Good · Thu 11:00

Sunrise

05:39

Sunset

18:23

Water

28.4°C

Max air

27.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Thu 10:00–18:00 (38% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 10:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (69 hours)
  • Darkness (44 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 14:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Thu 06:00

Thu 06:00, Thu 18:00, Fri 07:00, Fri 18:00, Sat 07:00, Sat 19:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spot forecasts for later today before choosing a beach.

Arlington Reef Good · Thu 12:00 6.7/10 Agincourt Reef Good · Thu 11:00 6.6/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

Arlington Reef Agincourt Reef
  1. Arlington Reef
  2. Agincourt Reef

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Port Douglas

15 km away

✅ Good

Great Barrier Reef

18 km away

✅ Good

Michaelmas Cay

50 km away

✅ Good

Agincourt Reef

50 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 04:00 – Mon 04:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 around Fri 17:00; 9 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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22/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 2.87 to 5.43m/s).

Tides range from -0.44m to 1.67m; 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
Fri 04:00 0.34 · good 3.95 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.34 · good 4.05 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.34 · good 4.34 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.34 · good 4.35 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.34 · good 4.34 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.32 · good 4.20 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.32 · good 3.80 · good 24.90 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.32 · good 3.29 · good 25.00 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.32 · good 3.05 · good 25.10 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.32 · good 3.22 · good 25.20 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.32 · good 3.93 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.30 · good 4.46 · good 25.40 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.30 · good 3.54 · good 25.50 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.30 · good 3.29 · good 25.50 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.32 · good 2.89 · good 25.40 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.32 · good 2.87 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.32 · good 3.10 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.32 · good 4.69 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.32 · good 5.43 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.32 · good 5.26 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.32 · good 4.92 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.32 · good 4.99 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.40 · high 4.00 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.38 · high 3.98 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.38 · high 3.76 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.38 · high 4.21 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.36 · good 4.16 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.36 · good 3.80 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.34 · good 3.98 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.34 · good 4.27 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 0.32 · good 4.00 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.32 · good 3.54 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.30 · good 3.72 · good 25.40 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.30 · good 3.61 · good 25.50 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.30 · good 3.75 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.30 · good 3.71 · good 25.70 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.30 · good 3.52 · good 25.70 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.30 · good 3.31 · good 25.70 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.30 · good 3.18 · good 25.70 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.30 · good 3.35 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.32 · good 3.59 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.32 · good 3.89 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.34 · good 4.67 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.36 · good 5.21 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.36 · good 4.95 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.38 · high 5.26 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.38 · high 5.12 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.38 · high 5.54 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.40 · high 5.45 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.42 · high 5.31 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.42 · high 5.34 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.44 · high 5.59 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.46 · high 5.53 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.46 · high 5.78 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.48 · high 5.96 · high 25.30 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 25.30 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.48 · high 5.63 · high 25.40 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.48 · high 5.48 · high 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.50 · high 5.63 · high 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.50 · high 5.91 · high 25.60 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.52 · high 6.97 · high 25.60 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.54 · high 7.66 · high 25.60 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.56 · high 7.93 · high 25.60 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.58 · high 8.04 · high 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.58 · high 8.06 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.74 · high 7.67 · high 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.76 · high 7.85 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.76 · high 7.61 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.78 · high 6.86 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.78 · high 6.46 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.64 · high 7.32 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.64 · high 7.22 · high 25.50 · good Poor