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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 08:27

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

Partly cloudy

37% 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 (29 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)
  • Wind (21 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: Thu 21:00

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

Fri 22:00 – Mon 22:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Sat 08:00; 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 0.52m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 16.0 to 24.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to 2.24m; 1 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
Fri 22:00 0.64 · high 23.10 · high 21.60 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.64 · high 22.90 · high 21.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.62 · high 22.30 · high 21.60 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.60 · high 20.70 · high 21.60 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.60 · high 20.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.58 · high 20.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.56 · high 18.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 16.00 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.52 · high 17.40 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.54 · high 18.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.56 · high 18.00 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.58 · high 19.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.60 · high 22.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.60 · high 22.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.62 · high 22.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.62 · high 21.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.60 · high 20.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.60 · high 19.40 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.62 · high 19.40 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.62 · high 22.70 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.64 · high 22.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.64 · high 24.80 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.64 · high 23.20 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.64 · high 22.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.64 · high 23.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.62 · high 24.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.62 · high 20.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.64 · high 23.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.66 · high 24.70 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.68 · high 25.90 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.68 · high 25.70 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.66 · high 23.80 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.66 · high 23.30 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.68 · high 25.20 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.72 · high 25.40 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.74 · high 27.10 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.76 · high 27.20 · high 21.80 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.76 · high 27.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.78 · high 26.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.78 · high 25.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.78 · high 27.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.78 · high 24.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.78 · high 26.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.78 · high 24.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.78 · high 23.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.78 · high 24.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.80 · high 21.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.80 · high 25.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.80 · high 24.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.78 · high 25.70 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.78 · high 25.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.78 · high 24.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.76 · high 24.60 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.76 · high 24.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.76 · high 26.30 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.76 · high 23.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.76 · high 25.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.74 · high 24.40 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.74 · high 25.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.72 · high 25.00 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.72 · high 27.90 · high 21.70 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.72 · high 23.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.72 · high 24.70 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.74 · high 24.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.74 · high 25.30 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.76 · high 26.20 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.72 · high 23.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.66 · high 21.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.62 · high 20.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
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