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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 15:14 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 15:14 (AEST)

Ningaloo - Coral Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.2/10

Sun 17:00 (AEST)

Later today

Poor · 3.2/10

Sun 18:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 5.1/10

Tue 15:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 3.2/10

Best time: Sun 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:49

Sunset

20:30

Water

22.9°C

Max air

23.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

92% 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 15:00: Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves
  • Wed 12:00: Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 17:00: Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (67 hours)
  • Wind (43 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

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

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 17:00 – Thu 17:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Tue 15:00; 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 1.86m to 2.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 8/24 sampled hours (range 5.06 to 8.28m/s).

Tides range from 0.08m to 0.54m; 0 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
Mon 17:00 1.86 · high 7.89 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 1.94 · high 7.67 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 2.00 · high 7.34 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 2.04 · high 6.85 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 21:00 1.94 · high 7.45 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 1.96 · high 6.68 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 1.98 · high 6.41 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 1.98 · high 6.27 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 1.98 · high 5.50 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 1.98 · high 5.36 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 1.98 · high 5.22 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 1.98 · high 5.12 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 1.98 · high 5.26 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 2.00 · high 5.44 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 2.00 · high 5.60 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.98 · high 5.61 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 1.98 · high 5.70 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 1.96 · high 5.74 · high 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.96 · high 5.25 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.94 · high 5.06 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.94 · high 5.09 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.94 · high 5.09 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 1.94 · high 6.29 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.94 · high 8.28 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.96 · high 8.21 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 2.00 · high 7.85 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 2.02 · high 7.50 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 2.04 · high 7.53 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 21:00 2.12 · high 8.12 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 2.14 · high 7.47 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 2.10 · high 7.32 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 2.08 · high 7.27 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 2.04 · high 6.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 2.00 · high 6.20 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.96 · high 6.04 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.94 · high 5.95 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.90 · high 5.91 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.86 · high 5.91 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.82 · high 5.82 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.80 · high 5.74 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.76 · high 5.89 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.74 · high 5.95 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.72 · high 5.76 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 1.68 · high 5.66 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 1.66 · high 5.25 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.66 · high 5.16 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 1.64 · high 6.26 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.64 · high 7.98 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 1.66 · high 7.85 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 1.68 · high 7.33 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 1.70 · high 7.22 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 1.72 · high 7.08 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 21:00 1.86 · high 7.47 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 1.90 · high 7.24 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 1.88 · high 6.46 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 1.86 · high 6.33 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 1.84 · high 6.15 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 1.74 · high 5.55 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.70 · high 5.50 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.66 · high 5.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.64 · high 5.71 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.60 · high 5.52 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.58 · high 5.43 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.56 · high 5.24 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 1.54 · high 5.09 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.52 · high 4.79 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 1.50 · high 3.91 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 1.48 · high 3.16 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 1.46 · high 2.98 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 1.46 · high 3.76 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 1.44 · high 4.46 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 1.44 · high 6.45 · high 22.80 · good Fair