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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 13:39

Whitsundays has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 15:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 6.9/10

Best time: Wed 15:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:12

Sunset

17:55

Water

21.8°C

Max air

22.3°C

Sky

Clear

6% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Wed 05:00 (27% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 05:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Darkness (48 hours)
  • Waves (8 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: Wed 16:00

Wed 04:00, Wed 16:00, Thu 05:00, Fri 07:00, Fri 19:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

462 km away

✅ Good

Fitzroy Island

489 km away

❌ Poor

Green Island

506 km away

❌ Poor

Lady Elliot Island

572 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 03:00 – Fri 03:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Wed 12:00; 3 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 0.48m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.41 to 7.12m/s).

Tides range from -0.62m to 1.6m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical 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
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 6.92 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.72 · high 6.74 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.70 · high 6.61 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.70 · high 7.09 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.68 · high 7.12 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.68 · high 6.97 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.66 · high 6.75 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 0.64 · high 6.51 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 11:00 0.64 · high 6.51 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 12:00 0.64 · high 6.65 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 13:00 0.60 · high 6.23 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 14:00 0.58 · high 6.15 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Tue 15:00 0.54 · high 5.84 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 0.54 · high 5.84 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 17:00 0.52 · high 5.85 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 0.52 · high 5.63 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.52 · high 5.56 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.52 · high 5.56 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.52 · high 5.67 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.52 · high 5.52 · high 21.60 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.50 · high 5.41 · high 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.50 · high 5.59 · high 21.70 · good Fair
Wed 01:00 0.50 · high 5.52 · high 21.70 · good Fair
Wed 02:00 0.48 · high 5.45 · high 21.80 · good Fair
Wed 03:00 0.48 · high 5.38 · good 21.80 · good Fair
Wed 04:00 0.46 · high 5.28 · good 21.90 · good Fair
Wed 05:00 0.44 · high 4.83 · good 21.90 · good Fair
Wed 06:00 0.42 · high 4.66 · good 21.90 · good Fair
Wed 07:00 0.42 · high 4.94 · good 21.90 · good Fair
Wed 08:00 0.40 · high 5.24 · good 21.90 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.40 · high 4.86 · good 21.90 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.40 · high 4.96 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 0.40 · high 4.82 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.40 · high 4.56 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.38 · high 4.32 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.36 · good 4.01 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.34 · good 3.71 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.32 · good 3.27 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.28 · good 2.84 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.26 · good 2.35 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.24 · good 1.51 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.24 · good 1.47 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.22 · good 2.00 · good 21.70 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.22 · good 2.87 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.20 · good 3.49 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.20 · good 3.74 · good 21.80 · good Good
Thu 01:00 0.20 · good 3.71 · good 21.90 · good Good
Thu 02:00 0.20 · good 3.70 · good 22.00 · good Good
Thu 03:00 0.20 · good 3.40 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 04:00 0.20 · good 3.30 · good 22.20 · good Good
Thu 05:00 0.20 · good 3.18 · good 22.30 · good Good
Thu 06:00 0.20 · good 3.43 · good 22.40 · good Good
Thu 07:00 0.20 · good 3.58 · good 22.40 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.18 · good 3.63 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.18 · good 3.88 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.18 · good 3.86 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 0.26 · good 3.66 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.26 · good 3.48 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 0.26 · good 3.31 · good 21.90 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 0.24 · good 3.09 · good 21.90 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 0.24 · good 2.75 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 0.22 · good 2.44 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 0.22 · good 3.07 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.22 · good 3.11 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.22 · good 3.32 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.22 · good 3.37 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.22 · good 3.05 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.22 · good 3.04 · good 21.80 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.22 · good 3.44 · good 21.90 · good Good
Fri 01:00 0.24 · good 3.69 · good 22.00 · good Good
Fri 02:00 0.24 · good 4.01 · good 22.10 · good Good