Port Stephens Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 21:52 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 21:52 (AEST)

Port Stephens has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 22:00 (AEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.5/10

Mon 10:00 (AEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:18

Sunset

17:59

Water

19.9°C

Max air

18.6°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 10:00–15:00 (9% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 10:00 and lasts until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (57 hours)
  • Sea temperature (51 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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: Sun 08:00

Sun 08:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Jervis Bay

294 km away

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

477 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

669 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

959 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Sun 10:00; 9 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 0.66m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.59 to 4.79m/s).

Tides range from -0.43m to 0.91m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 23:00 0.72 · high 2.98 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.70 · high 3.05 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.70 · high 2.07 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.70 · high 3.43 · good 19.80 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.72 · high 3.03 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.72 · high 3.12 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 0.72 · high 2.72 · good 19.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 0.72 · high 2.17 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 07:00 0.72 · high 1.59 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 08:00 0.72 · high 1.78 · good 20.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 09:00 0.70 · high 1.80 · good 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sun 10:00 0.70 · high 1.99 · good 20.20 · out of range Fair
Sun 11:00 0.68 · high 2.26 · good 20.30 · out of range Fair
Sun 12:00 0.68 · high 2.83 · good 20.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 0.66 · high 3.42 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.66 · high 3.57 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.66 · high 3.54 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.66 · high 3.89 · good 20.80 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.66 · high 3.67 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.66 · high 3.81 · good 20.70 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.66 · high 4.07 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.66 · high 4.52 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.66 · high 4.79 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.66 · high 4.18 · good 20.20 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.64 · high 3.80 · good 20.20 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 0.60 · high 3.43 · good 20.10 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 0.58 · high 2.89 · good 20.10 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 0.56 · high 1.94 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 0.56 · high 2.32 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 0.54 · high 2.87 · good 20.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.52 · high 2.94 · good 20.10 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.52 · high 2.62 · good 20.10 · out of range Poor
Mon 07:00 0.50 · high 2.16 · good 20.20 · out of range Poor
Mon 08:00 0.50 · high 1.70 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 09:00 0.48 · high 2.13 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 10:00 0.48 · high 2.20 · good 20.40 · out of range Good
Mon 11:00 0.48 · high 1.88 · good 20.50 · out of range Good
Mon 12:00 0.48 · high 1.23 · good 20.70 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.48 · high 1.57 · good 20.80 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.48 · high 2.02 · good 20.90 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.50 · high 1.70 · good 21.00 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.50 · high 1.36 · good 21.00 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.52 · high 2.85 · good 21.00 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.54 · high 4.50 · good 20.90 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.56 · high 4.52 · good 20.80 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.56 · high 3.82 · good 20.70 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.54 · high 3.29 · good 20.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.54 · high 3.31 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.54 · high 5.10 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.52 · high 2.28 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.52 · high 3.02 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 0.52 · high 3.59 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 0.52 · high 3.23 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 0.52 · high 3.03 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 0.52 · high 1.90 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 0.52 · high 3.00 · good 20.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 07:00 0.52 · high 2.21 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 08:00 0.52 · high 2.13 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 09:00 0.52 · high 2.50 · good 20.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 10:00 0.52 · high 2.85 · good 20.40 · out of range Fair
Tue 11:00 0.54 · high 2.62 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 12:00 0.56 · high 1.95 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.58 · high 2.87 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 14:00 0.72 · high 3.80 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 15:00 0.88 · high 2.31 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.02 · high 2.26 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.14 · high 1.20 · good 20.60 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.28 · high 2.22 · good 20.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 19:00 1.40 · high 6.60 · high 20.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 1.40 · high 4.34 · good 20.50 · out of range Poor