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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 23:38

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

27.1°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

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 (38 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

Fri 13:00 – Mon 13:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Sat 13:00; 5 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 1.46m to 1.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.7 to 23.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 0.96m; 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
Fri 13:00 1.72 · high 15.30 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.70 · high 15.20 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.70 · high 13.60 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.70 · high 13.90 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.70 · high 15.50 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.70 · high 16.10 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.70 · high 15.90 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.68 · high 16.00 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.68 · high 17.10 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.66 · high 17.70 · high 23.90 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.66 · high 19.20 · high 23.90 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.64 · high 20.50 · high 23.90 · good fair
Sat 01:00 1.62 · high 19.50 · high 23.90 · good fair
Sat 02:00 1.62 · high 23.10 · high 23.90 · good fair
Sat 03:00 1.60 · high 22.00 · high 23.90 · good fair
Sat 04:00 1.58 · high 20.30 · high 23.90 · good fair
Sat 05:00 1.56 · high 19.30 · high 23.90 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.54 · high 19.40 · high 23.90 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.52 · high 18.10 · high 23.90 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.52 · high 15.60 · high 23.90 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.50 · high 12.70 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.48 · high 8.70 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.48 · high 8.70 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.46 · high 9.00 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.46 · high 8.60 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.44 · high 7.90 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.44 · high 7.70 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.42 · high 7.20 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.42 · high 7.10 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.40 · high 4.90 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.38 · high 0.70 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.38 · high 4.40 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.36 · high 8.60 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.36 · high 10.30 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.34 · high 10.90 · high 24.00 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.34 · high 10.20 · high 24.00 · good fair
Sun 01:00 1.34 · high 7.40 · high 24.00 · good fair
Sun 02:00 1.32 · high 7.90 · high 24.10 · good fair
Sun 03:00 1.32 · high 4.10 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 04:00 1.32 · high 5.30 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 05:00 1.30 · high 11.00 · high 24.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.30 · high 13.20 · high 24.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.28 · high 13.60 · high 24.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.28 · high 13.50 · high 24.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.26 · high 12.70 · high 24.10 · good poor
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