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Rottnest Island Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:02 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 10:48

Rottnest Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 15:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Sun 15:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:15

Sunset

19:33

Water

19.3°C

Max air

17.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

83% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 05:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Sun 04:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Sun 06:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (52 hours)
  • Sea temperature (52 hours)
  • Tide/current (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 12/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 03:00.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Ningaloo - Coral Bay

1000 km away

✅ Good

Ningaloo Reef

1057 km away

⚠️ Fair

Jervis Bay

3264 km away

⚠️ Fair

Whitsundays

3573 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 00:00 – Tue 00:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.31 around Sat 16:00; 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 3.16m to 4.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 4/24 sampled hours (range 4.74 to 13.27m/s).

Tides range from 0.2m to 0.59m; 0 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
Sat 00:00 4.00 · high 13.27 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 4.10 · high 11.36 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 4.18 · high 9.92 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 4.28 · high 9.95 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 4.32 · high 9.08 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 4.34 · high 7.92 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 4.24 · high 7.91 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 4.24 · high 7.82 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 4.22 · high 7.48 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 4.22 · high 7.28 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 4.14 · high 7.31 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 4.08 · high 7.31 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 4.00 · high 6.35 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 3.90 · high 6.39 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 3.80 · high 5.92 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 3.70 · high 5.43 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 3.62 · high 5.00 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 3.52 · high 4.74 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 3.44 · high 4.99 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 19:00 3.38 · high 5.09 · good 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 20:00 3.32 · high 5.71 · high 19.40 · out of range poor
Sat 21:00 3.26 · high 6.37 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 3.20 · high 6.84 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 3.16 · high 5.88 · high 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 3.10 · high 4.87 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Sun 01:00 3.04 · high 3.91 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Sun 02:00 2.98 · high 3.70 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Sun 03:00 2.92 · high 2.15 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Sun 04:00 2.86 · high 0.82 · good 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 05:00 2.82 · high 0.51 · good 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 06:00 2.76 · high 1.44 · good 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 07:00 2.70 · high 2.91 · good 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 08:00 2.66 · high 3.98 · good 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 09:00 2.60 · high 5.71 · high 19.40 · out of range fair
Sun 10:00 2.56 · high 4.71 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 2.50 · high 2.87 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 2.46 · high 2.24 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 2.42 · high 1.90 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 14:00 2.36 · high 1.87 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 2.32 · high 2.12 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 2.28 · high 3.63 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 2.26 · high 2.44 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 2.22 · high 2.02 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 2.18 · high 1.12 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 2.16 · high 1.99 · good 19.30 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 2.12 · high 1.03 · good 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 2.10 · high 1.32 · good 19.20 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 2.10 · high 0.92 · good 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 2.08 · high 1.39 · good 19.20 · out of range fair
Mon 01:00 2.06 · high 0.61 · good 19.20 · out of range fair
Mon 02:00 2.02 · high 0.97 · good 19.20 · out of range fair
Mon 03:00 2.00 · high 0.66 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Mon 04:00 1.96 · high 0.30 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Mon 05:00 1.94 · high 0.16 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Mon 06:00 1.90 · high 1.08 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Mon 07:00 1.88 · high 3.37 · good 19.30 · out of range fair
Mon 08:00 1.84 · high 5.46 · high 19.20 · out of range fair
Mon 09:00 1.82 · high 5.79 · high 19.20 · out of range fair
Mon 10:00 1.80 · high 5.69 · high 19.20 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 1.76 · high 5.57 · high 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 1.74 · high 4.70 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 1.74 · high 4.24 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 1.74 · high 4.72 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 1.74 · high 5.32 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 1.72 · high 4.67 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 1.70 · high 3.08 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 1.68 · high 1.64 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 1.68 · high 1.61 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 1.70 · high 1.98 · good 19.10 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 1.70 · high 3.37 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 1.74 · high 3.81 · good 19.00 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 1.78 · high 4.71 · good 19.00 · out of range poor