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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 05:52 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 05:52 (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 06:00 (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

22.7°C

Max air

26.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

45% 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 (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (68 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

Fri 06:00 – Mon 06:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Fri 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 2.1m to 2.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 4.47 to 7.64m/s).

Tides range from -0.3m to 0.88m; 1 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
Fri 06:00 2.34 · high 6.33 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 2.34 · high 6.20 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 2.32 · high 5.70 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 2.28 · high 5.69 · high 22.40 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 2.26 · high 6.01 · high 22.40 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 2.24 · high 5.61 · high 22.40 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 2.20 · high 5.15 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 2.18 · high 4.47 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 2.16 · high 5.01 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 2.12 · high 6.25 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 2.10 · high 6.96 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 2.14 · high 7.23 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 2.16 · high 7.64 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 2.20 · high 7.43 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 2.22 · high 7.59 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 21:00 2.24 · high 7.38 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 2.26 · high 7.27 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 2.26 · high 6.86 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 2.26 · high 6.33 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 2.26 · high 6.17 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 2.24 · high 5.32 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 2.24 · high 5.50 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 2.12 · high 4.91 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 2.10 · high 5.27 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 2.08 · high 5.25 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 2.06 · high 4.75 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 2.04 · high 4.55 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 2.00 · high 4.95 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 1.98 · high 5.08 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.94 · high 5.24 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 1.90 · high 5.29 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 1.86 · high 4.62 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 1.84 · high 4.35 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 1.82 · high 6.13 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 1.80 · high 8.52 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.82 · high 8.82 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.82 · high 8.80 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.84 · high 8.53 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.88 · high 8.41 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sat 21:00 2.04 · high 9.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 2.08 · high 8.44 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 2.06 · high 7.64 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 2.02 · high 7.39 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 2.00 · high 7.27 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 2.04 · high 7.17 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 2.00 · high 6.80 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.98 · high 6.58 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.96 · high 6.44 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.96 · high 6.44 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.94 · high 6.55 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.92 · high 6.28 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.90 · high 6.18 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 1.88 · high 6.59 · high 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.84 · high 6.04 · high 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.82 · high 5.65 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.78 · high 5.60 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.80 · high 5.42 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 1.80 · high 6.42 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 1.82 · high 9.25 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 1.94 · high 9.90 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 2.04 · high 9.66 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 2.16 · high 9.64 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 2.24 · high 9.39 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 21:00 2.28 · high 10.46 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 2.34 · high 9.59 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 2.32 · high 8.76 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 2.30 · high 8.46 · high 22.60 · good Poor
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