Can you snorkel in Ningaloo - Coral Bay today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Ningaloo - Coral Bay starts Sun 04:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 5% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Ningaloo - Coral Bay?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Ningaloo - Coral Bay so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 06:52

Ningaloo - Coral Bay has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 14:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.1/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:04

Sunset

19:57

Water

23.7°C

Max air

25.9°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 04:00–06:00 (5% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 04:00 until 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (56 hours)
Tide/current (40 hours)
Darkness (31 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 25/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Sun 17:00

Sun 05:00, Sun 17:00, Mon 05:00, Mon 18:00

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Ningaloo Reef

56 km away

❌ Poor

Rottnest Island

1000 km away

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

3648 km away

✅ Good

Jervis Bay

3802 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.61 around Sun 15:00; 10 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 1.96m to 2.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.31 to 4.78m/s).

Tides range from 0.07m to 1.0m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 21:00	2.34 · high	2.95 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	2.36 · high	3.31 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	2.38 · high	3.84 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	2.40 · high	4.40 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Sun 01:00	2.40 · high	3.31 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Sun 02:00	2.40 · high	3.40 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Sun 03:00	2.40 · high	2.62 · good	23.90 · good	fair
Sun 04:00	2.38 · high	1.31 · good	23.90 · good	good
Sun 05:00	2.36 · high	1.79 · good	24.00 · good	good
Sun 06:00	2.34 · high	3.90 · good	24.00 · good	good
Sun 07:00	2.32 · high	4.70 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	2.30 · high	4.78 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	2.28 · high	3.96 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	2.26 · high	2.91 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	2.22 · high	2.95 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	2.20 · high	3.29 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	2.16 · high	3.60 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	2.14 · high	3.95 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	2.10 · high	4.07 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	2.08 · high	4.29 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	2.04 · high	4.00 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	2.02 · high	3.96 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	1.98 · high	3.68 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	1.96 · high	3.43 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	1.92 · high	3.19 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	1.88 · high	3.67 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	1.86 · high	3.66 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	1.82 · high	3.98 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Mon 01:00	1.80 · high	3.99 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Mon 02:00	1.76 · high	3.91 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Mon 03:00	1.74 · high	4.08 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Mon 04:00	1.72 · high	4.60 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	1.70 · high	4.82 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	1.68 · high	5.29 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	1.68 · high	5.87 · high	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	1.66 · high	6.12 · high	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	1.66 · high	6.65 · high	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	1.66 · high	6.22 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	1.64 · high	5.25 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	1.64 · high	5.25 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	1.64 · high	5.49 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	1.64 · high	6.13 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.64 · high	6.73 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	1.66 · high	6.94 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	1.68 · high	7.47 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	1.70 · high	7.56 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	1.72 · high	7.46 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	1.72 · high	7.25 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	1.74 · high	6.93 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	1.70 · high	6.64 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	1.68 · high	6.49 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	1.64 · high	6.51 · high	23.50 · good	fair
Tue 01:00	1.60 · high	6.71 · high	23.50 · good	fair
Tue 02:00	1.54 · high	6.80 · high	23.50 · good	fair
Tue 03:00	1.50 · high	6.53 · high	23.60 · good	fair
Tue 04:00	1.46 · high	6.18 · high	23.60 · good	fair