Can you snorkel in Ningaloo - Coral Bay today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Ningaloo - Coral Bay starts Sat 09:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 10% 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 Fri 03:25 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 22:28

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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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

09:02

Sunset

19:59

Water

22.9°C

Max air

18.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 09:00–10:00 (10% 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 (62 hours)
Darkness (37 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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3802 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Thu 12:00; 5 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 1.46m to 1.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 10.8 to 21.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.11m to 0.97m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Wed 12:00	1.78 · high	10.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	1.76 · high	16.10 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	1.76 · high	17.70 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	1.74 · high	16.90 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	1.72 · high	16.80 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	1.72 · high	17.90 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	1.70 · high	18.70 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	1.68 · high	20.00 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	1.66 · high	20.40 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	1.64 · high	20.40 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	1.62 · high	20.00 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	1.58 · high	19.50 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	1.56 · high	20.60 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Thu 01:00	1.54 · high	20.20 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Thu 02:00	1.52 · high	21.50 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Thu 03:00	1.50 · high	21.50 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Thu 04:00	1.48 · high	20.80 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Thu 05:00	1.48 · high	20.50 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	1.46 · high	20.00 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.46 · high	19.80 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.46 · high	19.80 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.46 · high	18.60 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.50 · high	16.20 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.52 · high	16.20 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	1.56 · high	18.10 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	1.58 · high	23.40 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	1.62 · high	24.10 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	1.64 · high	23.30 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.66 · high	22.20 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.66 · high	22.60 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.68 · high	22.20 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.66 · high	22.80 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.66 · high	22.80 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.64 · high	21.10 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.64 · high	19.60 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.62 · high	19.80 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.62 · high	20.70 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 01:00	1.60 · high	19.50 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 02:00	1.58 · high	20.40 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 03:00	1.56 · high	21.50 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 04:00	1.54 · high	20.50 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	1.50 · high	18.70 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.48 · high	15.70 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	1.46 · high	13.40 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.44 · high	12.20 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	1.42 · high	10.20 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	1.40 · high	8.60 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	1.42 · high	12.50 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	1.42 · high	11.10 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	1.42 · high	12.10 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	1.40 · high	11.30 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	1.40 · high	15.10 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	1.40 · high	17.20 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	1.40 · high	18.60 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	1.40 · high	18.20 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	1.40 · high	17.20 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	1.38 · high	17.50 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	1.38 · high	17.90 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	1.38 · high	18.90 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	1.36 · high	19.70 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	1.36 · high	21.50 · high	22.90 · good	fair
Sat 01:00	1.34 · high	21.30 · high	22.90 · good	fair
Sat 02:00	1.34 · high	19.80 · high	22.90 · good	fair
Sat 03:00	1.32 · high	20.30 · high	22.90 · good	fair
Sat 04:00	1.32 · high	18.50 · high	23.00 · good	fair
Sat 05:00	1.30 · high	16.80 · high	23.00 · good	fair
Sat 06:00	1.30 · high	13.90 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	1.28 · high	9.90 · high	23.00 · good	fair
Sat 08:00	1.28 · high	8.00 · high	23.00 · good	fair
Sat 09:00	1.26 · high	7.40 · high	23.00 · good	fair
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