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 23:26

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

09:02

Sunset

19:59

Water

22.9°C

Max air

26.0°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

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair 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 (61 hours)
Darkness (36 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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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 13:00 – Thu 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Tue 13:00; 0 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 1.54m to 1.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 1.9 to 23.3m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 1.05m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Mon 13:00	1.64 · high	5.60 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	1.60 · high	4.10 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.58 · high	4.00 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	1.58 · high	6.90 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	1.56 · high	8.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	1.56 · high	12.20 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	1.56 · high	10.70 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	1.56 · high	7.20 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	1.56 · high	5.90 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	1.56 · high	4.00 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	1.58 · high	4.70 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	1.58 · high	11.30 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	1.58 · high	4.60 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	1.56 · high	7.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	1.56 · high	1.90 · good	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	1.56 · high	15.20 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	1.54 · high	21.40 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	1.54 · high	21.40 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	1.56 · high	21.80 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	1.60 · high	21.60 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	1.62 · high	21.00 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	1.66 · high	23.30 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	1.68 · high	21.80 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	1.78 · high	21.60 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	1.76 · high	19.60 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	1.74 · high	16.90 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	1.72 · high	15.40 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	1.72 · high	15.10 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	1.74 · high	14.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	1.74 · high	14.50 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	1.76 · high	13.90 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	1.76 · high	14.00 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	1.78 · high	14.20 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	1.78 · high	13.40 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	1.80 · high	13.50 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	1.80 · high	15.80 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Wed 01:00	1.80 · high	15.80 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Wed 02:00	1.80 · high	16.20 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Wed 03:00	1.80 · high	17.10 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Wed 04:00	1.80 · high	17.00 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	1.80 · high	16.50 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	1.80 · high	15.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	1.80 · high	15.90 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	1.80 · high	16.70 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	1.80 · high	17.10 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	1.80 · high	14.10 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	1.78 · high	11.30 · high	23.40 · good	poor
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