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Ningaloo Reef Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Fri 03:23 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 15:51

Ningaloo Reef has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 19:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Fri 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 19:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:02

Sunset

20:00

Water

24.4°C

Max air

26.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 09:00–10:00 (3% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 09:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 10:00.

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: Fri 21:00

Fri 21:00, Sat 22:00

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

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 15:00; 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 0.98m to 1.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 1/24 sampled hours (range 3.9 to 24.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.32m to 1.02m; 2 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
Wed 05:00 1.20 · high 21.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.16 · high 17.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.12 · high 13.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.10 · high 10.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.06 · high 10.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.06 · high 9.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.04 · high 9.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.04 · high 7.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.04 · high 8.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.18 · high 3.90 · good 24.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.16 · high 6.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.14 · high 10.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.12 · high 10.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.10 · high 7.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.08 · high 6.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.06 · high 12.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.04 · high 12.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.02 · high 13.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.00 · high 13.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.98 · high 12.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.98 · high 14.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.00 · high 19.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.00 · high 21.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.02 · high 24.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.02 · high 24.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.04 · high 24.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.06 · high 22.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.08 · high 20.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.10 · high 17.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.10 · high 12.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.10 · high 10.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.10 · high 10.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.10 · high 10.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.10 · high 10.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.10 · high 11.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.10 · high 8.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.10 · high 8.00 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.10 · high 8.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.10 · high 7.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.12 · high 7.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.12 · high 7.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.14 · high 8.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
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