Port Stephens Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sun 00:42 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Forecast data is delayed

The skinny

Forecast delayed Data updated Sun 00:42 (AEST)

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Right now (forecast)

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Later today

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Next three days

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

Score: No score

Best time: -

Main risk: Changing Conditions

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Sunrise

05:36

Sunset

17:50

Water

20.4°C

Max air

19.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

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Best available hours

No daylight hour meets the good model threshold in the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for details.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (64 hours)
  • Tide/current (64 hours)
  • Darkness (40 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 10:00.

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, Tue 21:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 07:00 – Wed 07:00 (AEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Sun 10:00; 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 0.9m to 1.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.74 to 5.31m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to 0.72m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Good 🌟 Good
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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
Sun 07:00 1.14 · high 3.52 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 08:00 1.14 · high 3.07 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 09:00 1.14 · high 2.94 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 10:00 1.14 · high 3.02 · good 19.30 · out of range Fair
Sun 11:00 1.14 · high 3.11 · good 19.30 · out of range Fair
Sun 12:00 1.16 · high 3.72 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 1.16 · high 4.39 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 14:00 1.16 · high 5.04 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 1.18 · high 5.16 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 1.18 · high 5.06 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 1.18 · high 4.87 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 18:00 1.16 · high 4.99 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 1.16 · high 5.04 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 1.14 · high 5.22 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 1.12 · high 5.31 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 1.10 · high 5.24 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 1.08 · high 4.93 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 1.06 · high 4.49 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 1.04 · high 4.16 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 1.02 · high 3.78 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 0.98 · high 3.10 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 0.96 · high 3.20 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.94 · high 3.02 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.90 · high 2.74 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 07:00 0.88 · high 2.33 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 08:00 0.86 · high 1.68 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 09:00 0.86 · high 1.60 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 10:00 0.84 · high 1.96 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Mon 11:00 0.84 · high 2.02 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Mon 12:00 0.84 · high 1.77 · good 19.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 13:00 0.84 · high 1.84 · good 19.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 14:00 0.84 · high 2.80 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 15:00 0.84 · high 3.65 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 16:00 0.84 · high 4.21 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 17:00 0.84 · high 4.07 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 18:00 0.82 · high 4.19 · good 19.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.82 · high 4.14 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.80 · high 3.96 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.80 · high 3.69 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.78 · high 3.57 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.76 · high 3.34 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.74 · high 2.80 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.72 · high 2.59 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 0.70 · high 0.83 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 0.68 · high 1.31 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 0.66 · high 1.21 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 0.70 · high 2.66 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 0.68 · high 3.43 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 07:00 0.66 · high 3.43 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 08:00 0.64 · high 2.85 · good 19.30 · out of range Poor
Tue 09:00 0.64 · high 3.37 · good 19.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 10:00 0.62 · high 3.79 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Tue 11:00 0.62 · high 3.76 · good 19.40 · out of range Good
Tue 12:00 0.60 · high 4.35 · good 19.40 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.60 · high 4.46 · good 19.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 14:00 0.60 · high 4.06 · good 19.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 15:00 0.62 · high 2.93 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 16:00 0.62 · high 3.19 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 17:00 0.62 · high 3.11 · good 19.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 18:00 0.60 · high 1.36 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.60 · high 0.83 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.78 · high 1.36 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.82 · high 2.90 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.88 · high 4.27 · good 19.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 1.10 · high 7.31 · high 19.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 1.34 · high 6.77 · high 19.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 1.56 · high 7.04 · high 19.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 1.72 · high 7.23 · high 19.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 1.90 · high 7.23 · high 19.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 1.98 · high 5.93 · high 19.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 2.08 · high 6.16 · high 19.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 2.20 · high 7.68 · high 19.30 · out of range Poor