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Ningaloo - Coral Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 16:41 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 16:41 (AEST)

Ningaloo - Coral Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 20:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 3.7/10

Sat 17:00 (AEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.2/10

Sat 20:00 (AEST)

Next three days

Fair · 4.5/10

Tue 14:00 (AEST)

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

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Sat 20:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:50

Sunset

20:29

Water

23.2°C

Max air

23.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% 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

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 14:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 15:00: Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 13:00: Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Wind (53 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 21:00.

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

❌ Poor

Exmouth

139 km away

✅ Good

Rottnest Island

1000 km away

❌ Poor

Esperance

1430 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 17:00 – Wed 17:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Mon 12:00; 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 1.92m to 2.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 3.77 to 7.88m/s).

Tides range from -0.33m to 0.88m; 2 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 17:00 2.18 · high 6.99 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 2.20 · high 7.34 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 2.24 · high 7.04 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 2.26 · high 6.80 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 21:00 2.14 · high 6.76 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 2.16 · high 6.73 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 2.14 · high 6.17 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 2.14 · high 5.59 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 2.12 · high 5.01 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 2.10 · high 4.71 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 2.10 · high 4.66 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 2.08 · high 4.76 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 2.06 · high 4.86 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 2.06 · high 4.72 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 2.04 · high 4.44 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 2.02 · high 4.20 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 1.98 · high 4.43 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 1.96 · high 3.95 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 1.94 · high 3.79 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 1.94 · high 3.77 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.92 · high 4.99 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.92 · high 6.36 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.92 · high 7.04 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.92 · high 7.88 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.94 · high 7.75 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 1.94 · high 8.02 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 1.96 · high 8.12 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 1.96 · high 7.69 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Mon 21:00 1.96 · high 6.99 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 1.96 · high 6.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 1.94 · high 6.05 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 1.92 · high 5.75 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 1.90 · high 5.44 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 1.86 · high 5.68 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 1.86 · high 5.55 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 1.84 · high 5.14 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 1.84 · high 5.10 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 1.82 · high 4.86 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 1.82 · high 4.39 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.80 · high 3.76 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 1.78 · high 4.06 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 1.76 · high 4.89 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.76 · high 5.17 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.74 · high 5.53 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.74 · high 6.33 · high 22.60 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.76 · high 6.96 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 1.76 · high 7.28 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.78 · high 7.77 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.78 · high 8.24 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.80 · high 8.14 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 1.80 · high 7.72 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 1.78 · high 7.28 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Tue 21:00 1.74 · high 6.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.72 · high 6.30 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.68 · high 5.95 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.66 · high 5.48 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.62 · high 4.98 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.58 · high 4.74 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.58 · high 4.52 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.54 · high 4.29 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.50 · high 3.74 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.48 · high 3.18 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.44 · high 3.18 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.40 · high 2.80 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.38 · high 3.28 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.34 · high 3.36 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.32 · high 3.28 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 1.28 · high 3.88 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 1.26 · high 4.54 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.26 · high 5.04 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 1.24 · high 5.87 · high 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.24 · high 6.29 · high 22.90 · good Fair