# Ningaloo - Coral Bay snorkeling forecast

Ningaloo - Coral Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Ningaloo - Coral Bay, Australia
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T12:35:54.955689+10:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.8/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T10:27:01.960431+10:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/ningaloo-coral-bay/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.0 °C (+0.0 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.47629629629629633 | no | 1.7 | 5.56 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.44681296296296297 | no | 1.74 | 6.73 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.4579629629629629 | no | 1.78 | 7.0 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.3807055555555555 | no | 1.82 | 7.59 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.32058333333333333 | no | 1.86 | 8.01 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.40902777777777777 | no | 1.92 | 7.98 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.4168981481481482 | no | 1.96 | 7.64 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.42268518518518516 | no | 1.98 | 7.39 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.02 | 7.28 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.04 | 6.96 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.06 | 6.3 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.06 | 5.91 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.08 | 6.03 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.08 | 5.68 | 22.9 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.08 | 5.78 | 22.9 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.08 | 6.07 | 22.9 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.1 | 5.85 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.1 | 5.42 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.12 | 5.13 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.12 | 4.92 | 22.7 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.14 | 4.89 | 22.7 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+10:00 | fair | 0.37168148148148145 | no | 2.14 | 5.66 | 22.7 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.3499722222222222 | no | 2.14 | 5.25 | 22.7 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00+10:00 | poor | 0.31639629629629634 | no | 2.16 | 5.56 | 22.8 |

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- [Agincourt Reef](https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/agincourt-reef/index.md)
- [Arlington Reef](https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/arlington-reef/index.md)
- [Byron Bay](https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/byron-bay/index.md)
- [Cairns](https://snorkelforecast.com/australia/cairns/index.md)