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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Fri 03:25 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 20:28

Ningaloo - Coral Bay has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 19:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.7/10

Best time: Sat 19:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

09:02

Sunset

19:59

Water

22.9°C

Max air

19.8°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 09:00–10:00 (9% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sat 09:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (64 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Wind (24 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 13:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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: Fri 21:00

Fri 21:00, Sat 22:00, Sun 23:00

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56 km away

❌ Poor

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1000 km away

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

3648 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

3802 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 10:00 – Tue 10:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Sun 12:00; 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 1.06m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 0.5 to 13.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 0.89m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 10:00 1.24 · high 6.30 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.24 · high 5.40 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.22 · high 6.80 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.20 · high 5.40 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.20 · high 2.90 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.18 · high 5.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.18 · high 8.20 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.16 · high 5.50 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.16 · high 4.60 · good 22.90 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.16 · high 6.00 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.16 · high 6.00 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.16 · high 5.80 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.16 · high 5.60 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.14 · high 4.70 · good 22.90 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.14 · high 4.60 · good 22.90 · good fair
Sun 01:00 1.14 · high 8.90 · high 22.90 · good fair
Sun 02:00 1.12 · high 2.40 · good 22.90 · good fair
Sun 03:00 1.12 · high 0.50 · good 23.00 · good fair
Sun 04:00 1.12 · high 4.70 · good 23.10 · good fair
Sun 05:00 1.10 · high 10.60 · high 23.10 · good fair
Sun 06:00 1.10 · high 12.70 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.08 · high 12.00 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.08 · high 13.50 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.06 · high 12.80 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.06 · high 9.80 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.04 · high 9.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.04 · high 11.00 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.04 · high 12.50 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.04 · high 14.40 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.04 · high 13.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.04 · high 12.50 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.04 · high 11.80 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.04 · high 11.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.04 · high 11.40 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.06 · high 11.20 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.06 · high 11.80 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.08 · high 10.50 · high 22.90 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.08 · high 10.90 · high 22.90 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.10 · high 13.90 · high 22.90 · good fair
Mon 01:00 1.12 · high 11.00 · high 22.90 · good fair
Mon 02:00 1.12 · high 11.50 · high 23.00 · good fair
Mon 03:00 1.14 · high 11.30 · high 23.00 · good fair
Mon 04:00 1.16 · high 9.70 · high 23.10 · good fair
Mon 05:00 1.18 · high 9.60 · high 23.10 · good fair
Mon 06:00 1.20 · high 11.30 · high 23.10 · good fair
Mon 07:00 1.26 · high 12.30 · high 23.10 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.34 · high 15.00 · high 23.10 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.40 · high 19.80 · high 23.10 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.10 · high 4.03 · good 23.00 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.20 · high 4.68 · good 23.00 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.28 · high 6.58 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.34 · high 6.75 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.40 · high 6.15 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.46 · high 5.85 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.50 · high 5.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.54 · high 5.46 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.58 · high 5.57 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.62 · high 5.45 · high 23.00 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.66 · high 5.14 · good 23.00 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.70 · high 4.79 · good 22.90 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.74 · high 4.73 · good 22.90 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.78 · high 4.72 · good 22.90 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.82 · high 5.04 · good 22.90 · good fair
Tue 01:00 1.86 · high 4.54 · good 22.90 · good fair
Tue 02:00 1.88 · high 4.59 · good 23.00 · good fair
Tue 03:00 1.92 · high 4.43 · good 23.00 · good fair
Tue 04:00 1.94 · high 4.06 · good 23.00 · good fair
Tue 05:00 1.94 · high 3.71 · good 23.10 · good fair
Tue 06:00 1.96 · high 3.91 · good 23.10 · good fair
Tue 07:00 1.98 · high 4.97 · good 23.10 · good fair
Tue 08:00 2.00 · high 5.98 · high 23.10 · good fair
Tue 09:00 2.02 · high 6.65 · high 23.10 · good fair