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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Tue 04:15 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 05:15

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

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Thu 17:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

17:42

Water

20.7°C

Max air

21.1°C

Sky

Clear

16% 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

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 (32 hours)
  • Tide/current (30 hours)
  • Wind (24 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 20:00

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

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

1041 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

1607 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 19:00 – Thu 19:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Tue 10:00; 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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7/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.6 to 19.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.68m to 2.17m; 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
Mon 19:00 0.60 · high 17.90 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.56 · high 15.50 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.54 · high 18.10 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.52 · high 19.40 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.50 · high 13.30 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.48 · high 13.20 · high 21.60 · good fair
Tue 01:00 0.48 · high 14.10 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.48 · high 18.80 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.48 · high 19.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.46 · high 18.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.46 · high 18.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.44 · high 15.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.44 · high 15.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.46 · high 17.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.46 · high 18.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.46 · high 17.40 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.46 · high 17.50 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.36 · good 14.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.36 · good 14.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.36 · good 12.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.36 · good 11.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.36 · good 11.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.34 · good 9.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.34 · good 9.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.34 · good 12.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.34 · good 15.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.34 · good 15.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.38 · high 15.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.44 · high 18.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.48 · high 21.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.50 · high 21.80 · high 21.70 · good fair
Wed 02:00 0.54 · high 22.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.56 · high 22.50 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.54 · high 20.90 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.50 · high 19.20 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.48 · high 18.60 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.46 · high 16.60 · high 21.80 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.44 · high 14.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.42 · high 16.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.42 · high 15.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.40 · high 15.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.40 · high 13.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.40 · high 13.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.38 · high 13.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.38 · high 11.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.36 · good 9.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.36 · good 10.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.34 · good 10.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.34 · good 10.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.32 · good 12.00 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.32 · good 12.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.32 · good 13.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.30 · good 13.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.30 · good 14.60 · high 21.70 · good fair
Thu 01:00 0.30 · good 15.70 · high 21.80 · good fair
Thu 02:00 0.32 · good 16.00 · high 21.80 · good fair
Thu 03:00 0.32 · good 16.20 · high 21.80 · good fair
Thu 04:00 0.32 · good 17.10 · high 21.90 · good fair
Thu 05:00 0.34 · good 16.50 · high 21.90 · good fair
Thu 06:00 0.34 · good 16.00 · high 21.90 · good fair
Thu 07:00 0.36 · good 16.10 · high 21.90 · good fair
Thu 08:00 0.38 · high 16.90 · high 21.90 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.40 · high 18.10 · high 21.90 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.40 · high 18.50 · high 21.80 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.42 · high 18.50 · high 21.80 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.42 · high 17.90 · high 21.80 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.42 · high 17.80 · high 21.80 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.40 · high 18.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.40 · high 18.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.40 · high 18.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.42 · high 17.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.42 · high 16.90 · high 21.70 · good poor