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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Sat 05:03 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 16:26

Whitsundays looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but tide/current is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

17:41

Water

21.1°C

Max air

19.8°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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 07:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 03:00 — Poor (0.28) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 06:00 — Poor (0.24) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (46 hours)
  • Waves (40 hours)
  • Wind (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

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 16:00

Sun 16:00, Mon 05:00, Mon 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

462 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

572 km away

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

1041 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

1607 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 06:00 – Wed 06:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Sun 17:00; 1 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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6/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 2.48 to 10.69m/s).

Tides range from -0.4m to 1.81m; 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
Sun 07:00 0.46 · high 5.81 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 08:00 0.46 · high 5.78 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.44 · high 5.10 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.42 · high 4.58 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.38 · high 3.36 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.36 · good 3.02 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.32 · good 2.48 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.30 · good 2.91 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 3.31 · good 21.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.30 · good 3.50 · good 21.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.34 · good 4.36 · good 21.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.38 · high 5.57 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.52 · high 8.49 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.68 · high 10.18 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.82 · high 9.95 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.86 · high 9.62 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.88 · high 9.46 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.92 · high 10.35 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.96 · high 10.69 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.98 · high 10.17 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.02 · high 10.65 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.02 · high 10.21 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.00 · high 10.26 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.00 · high 10.14 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.04 · high 9.99 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.06 · high 8.95 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.10 · high 9.01 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.12 · high 10.71 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.12 · high 10.50 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.14 · high 11.14 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.16 · high 10.75 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.18 · high 11.62 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.20 · high 12.33 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.22 · high 12.57 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.22 · high 12.52 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.24 · high 12.38 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.22 · high 12.23 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.20 · high 11.78 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.18 · high 11.08 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.16 · high 10.94 · high 20.90 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.12 · high 11.05 · high 20.90 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.10 · high 10.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.08 · high 10.28 · high 20.90 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.08 · high 10.05 · high 20.90 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.06 · high 9.94 · high 20.90 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.06 · high 10.29 · high 20.90 · good poor