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Wineglass Bay Snorkel Report Today

Australia · Updated Wed 11:46 (AEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 22:00

Wineglass Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 11:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Sat 11:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

07:03

Sunset

17:20

Water

12.2°C

Max air

9.0°C

Sky

Clear

19% cloud

No good model 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

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sat 01:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Sat 00:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Sat 03:00: Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Sea temperature (70 hours)
  • Darkness (46 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 10/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 06:00.

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 22:00

Wed 22:00, Thu 10:00, Thu 23:00, Fri 11:00, Sat 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Australia

Jervis Bay

809 km away

❌ Poor

Port Stephens

1098 km away

❌ Poor

Lord Howe Island

1514 km away

❌ Poor

Byron Bay

1574 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (AEST)

Previous day Yesterday

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Thu 17:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.64m to 0.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 1.82 to 6.6m/s).

Tides range from -0.5m to 0.77m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 13:00 0.74 · high 3.11 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 14:00 0.70 · high 3.36 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 0.68 · high 3.93 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 0.70 · high 3.48 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 0.70 · high 4.24 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 0.72 · high 5.59 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.72 · high 5.98 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.72 · high 5.80 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.72 · high 5.48 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 0.70 · high 5.36 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 0.68 · high 4.89 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 0.66 · high 3.94 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 0.68 · high 4.97 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 0.72 · high 5.88 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 0.74 · high 6.60 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.74 · high 6.48 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.74 · high 5.61 · high 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.74 · high 4.75 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.70 · high 3.56 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Thu 08:00 0.68 · high 1.82 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 0.64 · high 3.34 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 0.64 · high 3.61 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 0.66 · high 3.08 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.66 · high 4.14 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 0.66 · high 3.90 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 0.64 · high 3.34 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 0.64 · high 2.69 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 0.62 · high 2.51 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 0.62 · high 2.70 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 0.60 · high 2.52 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.60 · high 2.98 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.58 · high 2.55 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.58 · high 2.08 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.58 · high 3.09 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.60 · high 2.73 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.60 · high 3.72 · good 12.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 01:00 0.62 · high 5.10 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.66 · high 5.31 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.68 · high 5.64 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.70 · high 6.28 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 0.70 · high 5.63 · high 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 0.72 · high 5.24 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 0.76 · high 4.29 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 0.80 · high 5.35 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 0.84 · high 5.36 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 0.84 · high 5.08 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 0.86 · high 4.55 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 0.86 · high 4.12 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 0.84 · high 4.12 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 0.84 · high 3.72 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 0.82 · high 3.16 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 0.82 · high 2.83 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 0.82 · high 2.84 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 0.82 · high 3.00 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.82 · high 2.77 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.84 · high 2.45 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.84 · high 2.38 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.84 · high 2.56 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.86 · high 2.36 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.86 · high 1.99 · good 12.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 01:00 0.86 · high 1.67 · good 12.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 02:00 0.84 · high 1.19 · good 12.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 03:00 0.84 · high 1.13 · good 12.20 · out of range Fair
Sat 04:00 0.84 · high 1.97 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Sat 05:00 0.82 · high 2.35 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Sat 06:00 0.82 · high 2.05 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Sat 07:00 0.80 · high 1.81 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Sat 08:00 0.80 · high 1.44 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Sat 09:00 0.78 · high 1.66 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Sat 10:00 0.76 · high 1.22 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor