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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 Sat 01:36

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

Best morning signal: Sat 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 20:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:02

Sunset

19:59

Water

22.8°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 (59 hours)
  • Darkness (34 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

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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

Fri 15:00 – Mon 15:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Sat 01:00; 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 1.52m to 2.96m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.6 to 19.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.98m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Fri 15:00 1.52 · high 19.60 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.62 · high 16.80 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.72 · high 18.10 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.82 · high 18.70 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.92 · high 18.30 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 2.04 · high 19.10 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 21:00 2.14 · high 18.80 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 22:00 2.24 · high 16.20 · high 23.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 2.34 · high 14.30 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 00:00 2.44 · high 14.10 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 01:00 2.50 · high 12.10 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 02:00 2.58 · high 11.50 · high 23.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 2.64 · high 13.70 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sat 04:00 2.68 · high 11.90 · high 23.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 2.74 · high 13.60 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 06:00 2.78 · high 16.80 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 2.82 · high 18.70 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 2.88 · high 18.80 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 2.92 · high 15.40 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 2.94 · high 16.50 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 11:00 2.94 · high 13.30 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 12:00 2.96 · high 13.60 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 13:00 2.94 · high 10.10 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 2.90 · high 6.60 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 2.84 · high 7.20 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 16:00 2.80 · high 8.00 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 2.74 · high 5.90 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 2.70 · high 8.20 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 19:00 2.68 · high 7.90 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 20:00 2.64 · high 5.80 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 21:00 2.62 · high 5.20 · good 23.20 · good poor
Sat 22:00 2.60 · high 5.80 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sat 23:00 2.56 · high 5.80 · high 23.20 · good poor
Sun 00:00 2.54 · high 8.10 · high 23.20 · good fair
Sun 01:00 2.52 · high 6.10 · high 23.20 · good fair
Sun 02:00 2.48 · high 5.00 · good 23.30 · good fair
Sun 03:00 2.46 · high 6.10 · high 23.30 · good fair
Sun 04:00 2.42 · high 8.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 2.40 · high 11.10 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 06:00 2.36 · high 12.30 · high 23.50 · good poor
Sun 07:00 2.34 · high 13.30 · high 23.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 2.34 · high 13.00 · high 23.50 · good poor
Sun 09:00 2.32 · high 12.60 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 10:00 2.30 · high 10.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 11:00 2.26 · high 6.90 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 12:00 2.24 · high 4.50 · good 23.40 · good poor
Sun 13:00 2.22 · high 8.60 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 14:00 2.20 · high 12.50 · high 23.40 · good poor
Sun 15:00 2.18 · high 12.60 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 2.16 · high 12.20 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 17:00 2.12 · high 12.20 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 18:00 2.10 · high 11.90 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 19:00 2.06 · high 12.00 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 20:00 2.04 · high 12.50 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 2.00 · high 13.20 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.98 · high 12.80 · high 23.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.94 · high 12.30 · high 23.30 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.92 · high 14.20 · high 23.30 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.90 · high 13.10 · high 23.30 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.86 · high 13.10 · high 23.30 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.84 · high 13.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.82 · high 10.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.78 · high 7.50 · high 23.50 · good fair
Mon 06:00 1.76 · high 4.70 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 07:00 1.74 · high 2.90 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 08:00 1.72 · high 5.40 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 09:00 1.70 · high 7.30 · high 23.50 · good fair
Mon 10:00 1.68 · high 5.90 · high 23.50 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.68 · high 6.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.66 · high 6.30 · high 23.40 · good poor
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