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Ningaloo Reef Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 20:27

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

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Thu 20:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

09:03

Sunset

20:00

Water

24.5°C

Max air

22.8°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

No safe 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

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 10:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 09:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 08:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (41 hours)
  • Tide/current (31 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

❌ Poor

Rottnest Island

1057 km away

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

3663 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

3840 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 10:00 – Wed 10:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Mon 15:00; 7 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 1.18m to 1.54m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.1 to 22.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.02m to 0.82m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 10:00 1.24 · high 10.50 · high 24.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.22 · high 10.60 · high 24.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.20 · high 10.50 · high 24.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.20 · high 9.80 · high 24.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.20 · high 10.40 · high 24.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.20 · high 12.20 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.20 · high 14.40 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.18 · high 15.20 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.18 · high 14.30 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.18 · high 12.70 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.20 · high 11.40 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.20 · high 12.00 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.22 · high 13.40 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.22 · high 12.10 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.24 · high 10.80 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 01:00 1.26 · high 11.00 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 02:00 1.26 · high 9.60 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 03:00 1.28 · high 9.10 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 04:00 1.30 · high 10.80 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 05:00 1.34 · high 13.70 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 06:00 1.36 · high 17.60 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 07:00 1.42 · high 20.30 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.48 · high 22.20 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.54 · high 22.10 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.30 · high 5.97 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.34 · high 6.26 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.40 · high 6.07 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.50 · high 6.83 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.58 · high 6.87 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.68 · high 6.15 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.74 · high 5.72 · high 23.90 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.78 · high 5.41 · high 23.90 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.84 · high 5.25 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.88 · high 5.03 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.92 · high 4.91 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.96 · high 4.59 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 22:00 2.00 · high 4.38 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 23:00 2.04 · high 4.17 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 00:00 2.08 · high 4.00 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 01:00 2.12 · high 3.72 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 02:00 2.18 · high 3.94 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 03:00 2.22 · high 3.90 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 04:00 2.24 · high 4.14 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 05:00 2.28 · high 4.56 · good 23.90 · good fair
Tue 06:00 2.30 · high 5.43 · high 23.90 · good fair
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