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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Mon 00:30

Whitsundays looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 13:00, but tide/current is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.8/10

Best time: Mon 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Mon 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 10.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

17:41

Water

21.0°C

Max air

21.0°C

Sky

Clear

2% 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

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 03:00 — Poor (0.28) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 06:00 — Poor (0.24) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 04:00 — Poor (0.22) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (38 hours)
  • Waves (35 hours)
  • Wind (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 02:00.

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: 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

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (AEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.25 around Fri 17:00; 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 0.66m to 0.92m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.51 to 9.01m/s).

Tides range from -0.77m to 2.72m; 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
Thu 14:00 0.92 · high 8.52 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.90 · high 7.89 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.90 · high 8.16 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.90 · high 8.30 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.90 · high 8.21 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.90 · high 8.32 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.92 · high 8.27 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.92 · high 8.14 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.92 · high 8.15 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.90 · high 8.05 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.90 · high 7.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.86 · high 7.95 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.82 · high 8.09 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.78 · high 7.88 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 7.59 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.72 · high 7.51 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.70 · high 7.73 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.68 · high 7.73 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.68 · high 8.10 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.66 · high 8.07 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.70 · high 7.96 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.72 · high 8.54 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.76 · high 8.64 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.78 · high 9.01 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.82 · high 9.39 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.84 · high 9.20 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.84 · high 9.18 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.82 · high 9.30 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.82 · high 9.06 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.82 · high 8.73 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.84 · high 8.60 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.84 · high 8.71 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.84 · high 8.87 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.86 · high 8.28 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.86 · high 8.24 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.86 · high 8.43 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.84 · high 8.63 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.84 · high 8.39 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.82 · high 8.44 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.80 · high 7.91 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.72 · high 7.21 · high 21.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.68 · high 7.09 · high 21.20 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.62 · high 7.32 · high 21.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.58 · high 7.02 · high 21.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.54 · high 6.59 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.52 · high 6.05 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.48 · high 5.46 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.46 · high 5.06 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.42 · high 4.72 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.40 · high 4.51 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.42 · high 4.84 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.46 · high 5.76 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.48 · high 6.83 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.52 · high 7.45 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.54 · high 7.28 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.58 · high 7.34 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.58 · high 7.13 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.56 · high 6.76 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.56 · high 6.94 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 01:00 0.54 · high 6.51 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 02:00 0.50 · high 6.11 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 03:00 0.48 · high 5.73 · high 21.10 · good good
Sun 04:00 0.48 · high 5.73 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 05:00 0.48 · high 5.85 · high 21.10 · good fair
Sun 06:00 0.48 · high 5.87 · high 21.10 · good fair
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