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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:15 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 12:14

Whitsundays looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Thu 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

17:42

Water

20.8°C

Max air

21.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

36% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 03:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 06:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (49 hours)
  • Tide/current (44 hours)
  • Wind (41 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 17:00.

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: Wed 20:00

Wed 08:00, Wed 20:00, Thu 08:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Heron Island

462 km away

✅ Good

Lady Elliot Island

572 km away

⚠️ Fair

Byron Bay

1041 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lord Howe Island

1607 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 02:00 – Mon 02:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Sat 11:00; 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 0.4m to 0.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 4.21 to 5.87m/s).

Tides range from -0.65m to 2.16m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 02:00 0.58 · high 5.58 · high 21.30 · good fair
Fri 03:00 0.58 · high 5.54 · high 21.30 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.56 · high 5.58 · high 21.30 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.56 · high 5.87 · high 21.30 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.54 · high 5.53 · high 21.30 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.52 · high 5.16 · good 21.30 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.52 · high 4.84 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.50 · high 4.47 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.48 · high 4.70 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.48 · high 4.89 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.46 · high 4.74 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.46 · high 4.31 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.44 · high 4.21 · good 21.30 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.44 · high 4.21 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.44 · high 4.39 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.42 · high 4.60 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.42 · high 4.50 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.42 · high 4.72 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.40 · high 4.70 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.40 · high 4.75 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.40 · high 4.75 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.42 · high 4.87 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.42 · high 4.72 · good 21.20 · good fair
Sat 01:00 0.40 · high 4.72 · good 21.20 · good fair
Sat 02:00 0.40 · high 4.73 · good 21.30 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.38 · high 4.61 · good 21.30 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.36 · good 4.42 · good 21.30 · good good
Sat 05:00 0.36 · good 4.24 · good 21.40 · good good
Sat 06:00 0.34 · good 4.03 · good 21.40 · good good
Sat 07:00 0.32 · good 4.07 · good 21.40 · good good
Sat 08:00 0.32 · good 4.08 · good 21.40 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.30 · good 3.91 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.28 · good 3.09 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.28 · good 3.07 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.26 · good 2.95 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.24 · good 2.25 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.22 · good 2.05 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.22 · good 2.10 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.20 · good 2.05 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.20 · good 1.60 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.18 · good 1.21 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.18 · good 1.03 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.16 · good 0.46 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.16 · good 1.46 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.14 · good 2.06 · good 21.20 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.14 · good 2.31 · good 21.30 · good good
Sun 01:00 0.14 · good 2.01 · good 21.40 · good good
Sun 02:00 0.12 · good 1.88 · good 21.50 · good good
Sun 03:00 0.12 · good 2.06 · good 21.70 · good excellent
Sun 04:00 0.12 · good 1.66 · good 21.80 · good excellent
Sun 05:00 0.12 · good 1.14 · good 21.90 · good excellent
Sun 06:00 0.12 · good 1.57 · good 22.00 · good excellent
Sun 07:00 0.12 · good 1.64 · good 22.00 · good excellent
Sun 08:00 0.12 · good 1.94 · good 21.70 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.12 · good 3.04 · good 21.70 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.12 · good 2.78 · good 21.60 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.12 · good 2.16 · good 21.60 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.12 · good 2.36 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.12 · good 2.29 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.14 · good 1.71 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.14 · good 1.50 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.14 · good 1.55 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.14 · good 1.51 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.14 · good 1.61 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.16 · good 1.41 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.16 · good 1.13 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.18 · good 2.12 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.18 · good 2.30 · good 21.50 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.20 · good 2.23 · good 21.50 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.20 · good 2.10 · good 21.50 · good good
Mon 01:00 0.20 · good 2.98 · good 21.60 · good good