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Ningaloo Reef Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:13 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 17:02

Ningaloo Reef has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Wed 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:03

Sunset

20:00

Water

24.5°C

Max air

28.6°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 08:00 (2% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (44 hours)
  • Tide/current (33 hours)
  • Wind (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 12:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Wed 19:00

Wed 19:00, Thu 08:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo - Coral Bay

56 km away

✅ Good

Rottnest Island

1057 km away

⚠️ Fair

Whitsundays

3663 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

3840 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 16:00; 10 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 1.96m to 2.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 18/24 sampled hours (range 3.81 to 5.97m/s).

Tides range from 0.08m to 0.84m; 1 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 07:00 2.32 · high 5.97 · high 23.90 · good fair
Tue 08:00 2.32 · high 5.90 · high 23.90 · good fair
Tue 09:00 2.34 · high 5.54 · high 23.90 · good fair
Tue 10:00 2.36 · high 4.90 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 11:00 2.40 · high 5.28 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 12:00 2.42 · high 5.43 · high 23.90 · good poor
Tue 13:00 2.42 · high 5.57 · high 23.90 · good poor
Tue 14:00 2.42 · high 5.35 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 15:00 2.42 · high 4.85 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 16:00 2.40 · high 4.64 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 17:00 2.36 · high 4.12 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 18:00 2.34 · high 3.85 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 19:00 2.32 · high 3.81 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 20:00 2.28 · high 3.83 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 21:00 2.26 · high 3.83 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 22:00 2.22 · high 3.94 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 23:00 2.18 · high 4.27 · good 23.80 · good poor
Wed 00:00 2.14 · high 4.60 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 01:00 2.10 · high 4.22 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 02:00 2.08 · high 4.66 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 03:00 2.04 · high 5.94 · high 23.80 · good fair
Wed 04:00 2.02 · high 5.31 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 05:00 1.98 · high 5.37 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 06:00 1.96 · high 5.19 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 07:00 1.94 · high 4.87 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 08:00 1.92 · high 4.55 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 09:00 1.90 · high 4.25 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 10:00 1.90 · high 3.11 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.88 · high 2.89 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.88 · high 2.82 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.88 · high 2.60 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.88 · high 2.62 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.88 · high 2.80 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.88 · high 2.60 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.90 · high 2.60 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.90 · high 1.30 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.92 · high 0.81 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.94 · high 0.29 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.96 · high 0.35 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.98 · high 1.55 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 23:00 2.00 · high 1.98 · good 23.90 · good poor
Thu 00:00 2.02 · high 2.56 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 01:00 2.04 · high 2.87 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 02:00 2.04 · high 2.17 · good 24.00 · good fair
Thu 03:00 2.06 · high 1.51 · good 24.00 · good fair
Thu 04:00 2.06 · high 2.10 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 05:00 2.06 · high 3.37 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 06:00 2.06 · high 4.12 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 07:00 2.04 · high 4.66 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 08:00 2.04 · high 4.90 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 09:00 2.14 · high 4.86 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 10:00 2.14 · high 3.37 · good 24.10 · good poor
Thu 11:00 2.12 · high 2.88 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 12:00 2.12 · high 2.44 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 13:00 2.10 · high 2.01 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 14:00 2.10 · high 1.88 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 15:00 2.08 · high 1.61 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 16:00 2.06 · high 1.28 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 17:00 2.06 · high 0.41 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 18:00 2.04 · high 0.45 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 19:00 2.02 · high 0.90 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.98 · high 1.98 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.96 · high 2.33 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.94 · high 2.03 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.94 · high 2.27 · good 24.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.92 · high 3.71 · good 24.00 · good fair
Fri 01:00 1.90 · high 3.42 · good 24.00 · good fair
Fri 02:00 1.88 · high 3.07 · good 24.00 · good fair
Fri 03:00 1.86 · high 2.69 · good 24.10 · good fair
Fri 04:00 1.84 · high 2.12 · good 24.10 · good fair
Fri 05:00 1.84 · high 2.50 · good 24.20 · good fair
Fri 06:00 1.82 · high 3.79 · good 24.20 · good fair