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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 23:17 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 23:17 (AEST)

Ningaloo - Coral Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 01:00 (AEST)

Later today

Poor · 3.3/10

Sun 13:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Tue 13:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Sun 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:50

Sunset

20:29

Water

22.9°C

Max air

26.5°C

Sky

Clear

5% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 13:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 13:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (67 hours)
  • Wind (52 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 23:00.

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: Mon 03:00

Sun 17:00, Mon 03:00, Mon 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo Reef

56 km away

❌ Poor

Exmouth

139 km away

✅ Good

Rottnest Island

1000 km away

❌ Poor

Esperance

1430 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 01:00 – Thu 01:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Mon 13:00; 11 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 1.94m to 2.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.0 to 8.47m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 0.68m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Mon 01:00 2.28 · high 7.60 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 2.26 · high 7.25 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 2.24 · high 6.96 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 2.22 · high 7.11 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 2.18 · high 6.57 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 2.16 · high 6.81 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 2.12 · high 6.98 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 2.10 · high 6.51 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 2.08 · high 6.28 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 2.06 · high 6.69 · high 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 2.02 · high 6.11 · high 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 2.00 · high 5.48 · high 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.96 · high 5.00 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.96 · high 5.39 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.94 · high 6.12 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.94 · high 8.17 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.98 · high 8.47 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 2.04 · high 7.88 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 2.08 · high 7.92 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 2.12 · high 7.57 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 21:00 2.06 · high 7.92 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 2.10 · high 8.37 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 2.10 · high 8.05 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 2.08 · high 7.34 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 2.08 · high 6.26 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 2.06 · high 5.79 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 2.06 · high 5.69 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 1.92 · high 5.65 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 1.92 · high 5.43 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 1.90 · high 5.10 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 1.90 · high 4.47 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.90 · high 3.76 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 1.90 · high 4.16 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 1.90 · high 4.55 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.90 · high 4.97 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.90 · high 4.54 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.90 · high 4.63 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.90 · high 5.11 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 1.92 · high 5.86 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.92 · high 5.54 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.94 · high 6.21 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.96 · high 6.28 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 1.98 · high 5.95 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 2.00 · high 5.65 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 21:00 1.92 · high 5.53 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.94 · high 5.45 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.94 · high 4.69 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.96 · high 4.28 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.96 · high 4.05 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.98 · high 3.94 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.94 · high 3.87 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.96 · high 3.65 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.96 · high 3.70 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.96 · high 3.82 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.96 · high 3.89 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.98 · high 3.76 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.98 · high 3.75 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 2.00 · high 4.10 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 2.00 · high 3.16 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 2.00 · high 2.42 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 2.00 · high 3.44 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 2.02 · high 5.17 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 2.02 · high 6.35 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 2.04 · high 6.54 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 2.06 · high 6.66 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 2.06 · high 6.64 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 2.08 · high 6.37 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 2.08 · high 6.15 · high 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 21:00 2.08 · high 6.62 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 2.08 · high 6.30 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 2.08 · high 5.81 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 2.06 · high 5.39 · good 22.80 · good Poor