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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 08:59 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 08:59 (AEST)

Ningaloo - Coral Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 15:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.0/10

Sun 12:00 (AEST)

Later today

Poor · 3.4/10

Sun 15:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 5.2/10

Tue 13:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 3.4/10

Best time: Sun 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 9.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:49

Sunset

20:30

Water

22.8°C

Max air

26.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 13:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 12:00: Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 14:00: Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (67 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Wind (51 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

⚠️ Fair

Exmouth

139 km away

✅ Good

Rottnest Island

1000 km away

⚠️ Fair

Esperance

1430 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 12:00 – Wed 12:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Mon 11:00; 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 1.36m to 1.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 0.78 to 7.19m/s).

Tides range from -0.17m to 0.91m; 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
Sun 12:00 1.84 · high 3.76 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.82 · high 3.09 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.80 · high 3.11 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 1.76 · high 4.80 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.74 · high 6.56 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 1.74 · high 6.77 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.74 · high 7.04 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 1.74 · high 7.19 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 1.74 · high 6.87 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Sun 21:00 1.82 · high 6.10 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.74 · high 5.51 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.72 · high 5.33 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.72 · high 5.13 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.70 · high 4.50 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 1.66 · high 4.20 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 1.62 · high 4.32 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.58 · high 3.85 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 1.54 · high 2.73 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 1.50 · high 3.04 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 1.46 · high 2.82 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 1.44 · high 2.63 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 1.40 · high 3.05 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 1.38 · high 1.71 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 1.36 · high 0.78 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 1.32 · high 0.21 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.30 · high 0.96 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.28 · high 1.37 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.28 · high 3.26 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.26 · high 4.85 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.24 · high 5.13 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 1.24 · high 4.87 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 1.22 · high 4.54 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 1.22 · high 4.49 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Mon 21:00 1.30 · high 4.55 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 1.30 · high 4.61 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 1.30 · high 5.19 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 1.28 · high 4.94 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 1.48 · high 4.90 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 1.46 · high 3.97 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 1.44 · high 4.79 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 1.42 · high 4.77 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 1.42 · high 5.13 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 1.40 · high 4.72 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 1.40 · high 4.55 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.38 · high 4.07 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 1.34 · high 4.53 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 1.32 · high 4.94 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.30 · high 4.95 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.30 · high 4.65 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.28 · high 4.03 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.26 · high 3.70 · good 22.90 · good Good
Tue 15:00 1.26 · high 3.98 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.24 · high 5.26 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.28 · high 6.65 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.32 · high 6.68 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 1.36 · high 7.00 · high 22.90 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 1.38 · high 7.07 · high 22.90 · good Fair
Tue 21:00 1.38 · high 6.60 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.50 · high 6.37 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.48 · high 6.23 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.44 · high 5.71 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.44 · high 5.51 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.44 · high 5.40 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.42 · high 5.28 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.42 · high 5.40 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.40 · high 5.45 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.40 · high 5.44 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.38 · high 5.34 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.36 · high 5.14 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.36 · high 5.27 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.34 · high 5.59 · high 22.50 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.32 · high 6.09 · high 22.60 · good Fair