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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 Thu 09:10

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

Best morning signal: Thu 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:02

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 (28 hours)
  • Tide/current (24 hours)
  • Wind (19 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: Thu 20:00

Thu 08:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo - Coral Bay

56 km away

⚠️ Fair

Rottnest Island

1057 km away

❌ Poor

Whitsundays

3663 km away

❌ Poor

Jervis Bay

3840 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 23:00 – Sun 23:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Fri 09:00; 0 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 1.14m to 2.44m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.1 to 23.9m/s).

Tides range from 0.24m to 1.01m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Thu 23:00 1.14 · high 9.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.16 · high 11.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.20 · high 13.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.22 · high 17.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.26 · high 19.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.28 · high 19.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.32 · high 18.90 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.34 · high 18.40 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.38 · high 17.80 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.40 · high 17.20 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.44 · high 17.00 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.46 · high 14.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.50 · high 14.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.52 · high 15.40 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.56 · high 14.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.58 · high 13.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.62 · high 16.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.70 · high 23.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.80 · high 18.80 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.88 · high 17.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 19:00 2.04 · high 19.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 2.18 · high 20.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 2.34 · high 18.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 22:00 2.44 · high 19.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 23:00 2.56 · high 15.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 00:00 2.66 · high 13.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 01:00 2.74 · high 14.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 02:00 2.84 · high 14.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 03:00 2.92 · high 14.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 04:00 3.00 · high 14.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 05:00 3.08 · high 16.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 06:00 3.16 · high 16.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 07:00 3.22 · high 19.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 08:00 3.30 · high 20.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 09:00 3.36 · high 20.40 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 10:00 3.40 · high 17.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 11:00 3.42 · high 14.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 12:00 3.46 · high 15.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 13:00 3.54 · high 17.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 14:00 3.50 · high 16.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 15:00 3.44 · high 11.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 16:00 3.38 · high 9.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 17:00 3.34 · high 11.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 18:00 3.28 · high 11.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 3.24 · high 10.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 3.20 · high 10.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 21:00 3.16 · high 10.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 22:00 3.14 · high 10.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 23:00 3.10 · high 10.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 00:00 3.08 · high 9.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 01:00 3.04 · high 8.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 02:00 3.02 · high 8.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 03:00 2.98 · high 6.90 · high 24.80 · good fair
Sun 04:00 2.94 · high 10.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 2.90 · high 12.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 2.86 · high 14.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 2.82 · high 16.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 2.80 · high 15.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 2.76 · high 14.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 10:00 2.74 · high 11.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 11:00 2.74 · high 12.10 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 2.72 · high 12.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 2.70 · high 11.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 14:00 2.66 · high 9.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 15:00 2.64 · high 10.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 16:00 2.60 · high 12.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 17:00 2.56 · high 12.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 18:00 2.52 · high 12.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 19:00 2.48 · high 13.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 20:00 2.46 · high 14.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 2.42 · high 14.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 2.38 · high 13.90 · high 24.70 · good poor