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Whitsundays Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 00:56

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

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

17:42

Water

20.8°C

Max air

21.2°C

Sky

Clear

25% 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 (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Wind (53 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 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

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

1041 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

1607 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Wed 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 0.46m to 0.86m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.13 to 10.97m/s).

Tides range from -1.24m to 2.78m; 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
Tue 14:00 0.46 · high 5.13 · good 21.70 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.46 · high 5.27 · good 21.60 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.46 · high 5.61 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.48 · high 5.76 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.48 · high 5.94 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.50 · high 6.08 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.52 · high 6.44 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.54 · high 7.01 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.58 · high 7.62 · high 21.60 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.62 · high 8.10 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.66 · high 8.86 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.70 · high 9.33 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.74 · high 9.42 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.78 · high 9.24 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.78 · high 8.86 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.76 · high 8.76 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.76 · high 8.59 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.76 · high 7.85 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.76 · high 7.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.76 · high 7.85 · high 21.70 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.78 · high 7.98 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.78 · high 8.33 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.80 · high 9.90 · high 21.60 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.86 · high 10.97 · high 21.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.92 · high 11.64 · high 21.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.98 · high 11.49 · high 21.50 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.00 · high 11.49 · high 21.50 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.00 · high 11.20 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.02 · high 11.24 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.00 · high 10.18 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.00 · high 9.80 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.98 · high 9.50 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.96 · high 9.06 · high 21.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.92 · high 9.03 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.90 · high 8.69 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.90 · high 8.11 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.92 · high 9.06 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.92 · high 8.97 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.90 · high 8.61 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.90 · high 8.36 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.88 · high 8.14 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.88 · high 8.44 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.90 · high 8.44 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.90 · high 8.70 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.92 · high 9.02 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.96 · high 9.28 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.98 · high 9.21 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.96 · high 9.18 · high 21.10 · good poor
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