Can you snorkel in Aitutaki Lagoon today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Aitutaki Lagoon over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Aitutaki Lagoon?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Aitutaki Lagoon so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Aitutaki Lagoon Snorkel Report Today

Cook Islands · Updated Tue 04:15 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 14:58

Aitutaki Lagoon looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Thu 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

07:10

Sunset

18:20

Water

24.5°C

Max air

23.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

68% 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

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Thu 23:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Thu 22:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Thu 21:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (51 hours)
Tide/current (51 hours)
Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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 13:00

Wed 01:00, Wed 13:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 02:00

Nearby alternatives in Cook Islands

Rarotonga

265 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 00:00 – Tue 00:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Sat 11:00; 6 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 2.14m to 2.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.97 to 8.27m/s).

Tides range from 0.42m to 0.99m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Sat 00:00	2.24 · high	8.27 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	2.24 · high	7.95 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	2.26 · high	7.72 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	2.26 · high	7.82 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	2.26 · high	7.64 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	2.28 · high	7.36 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	2.28 · high	6.88 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	2.26 · high	6.64 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	2.24 · high	6.97 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	2.22 · high	7.08 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	2.20 · high	7.04 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	2.18 · high	6.86 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	2.16 · high	6.53 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	2.18 · high	6.02 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	2.18 · high	6.63 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	2.20 · high	7.57 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	2.20 · high	6.93 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	2.18 · high	5.91 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	2.18 · high	4.97 · good	25.50 · good	fair
Sat 19:00	2.18 · high	5.74 · high	25.50 · good	fair
Sat 20:00	2.16 · high	6.07 · high	25.50 · good	fair
Sat 21:00	2.16 · high	5.49 · high	25.50 · good	fair
Sat 22:00	2.16 · high	5.35 · good	25.50 · good	fair
Sat 23:00	2.14 · high	5.38 · good	25.50 · good	fair
Sun 00:00	2.14 · high	5.58 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	2.14 · high	5.71 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	2.14 · high	6.44 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	2.14 · high	6.52 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	2.14 · high	7.06 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	2.14 · high	7.14 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	2.14 · high	6.69 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	2.14 · high	6.94 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	2.12 · high	7.50 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	2.14 · high	7.80 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	2.14 · high	7.05 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	2.16 · high	6.76 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	2.16 · high	6.95 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	2.16 · high	6.96 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	2.14 · high	6.60 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	2.14 · high	6.63 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	2.14 · high	5.32 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	2.14 · high	4.88 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	2.14 · high	5.59 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	2.12 · high	4.92 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	2.12 · high	5.02 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	2.10 · high	4.84 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	2.10 · high	5.76 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	2.10 · high	5.71 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	2.10 · high	6.10 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	2.10 · high	6.28 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	2.12 · high	6.53 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	2.12 · high	6.72 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	2.14 · high	7.20 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	2.18 · high	7.75 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	2.20 · high	6.76 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	2.22 · high	6.68 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	2.26 · high	7.27 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	2.28 · high	7.34 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	2.32 · high	7.85 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	2.36 · high	7.64 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	2.40 · high	7.62 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	2.44 · high	7.50 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	2.46 · high	6.86 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	2.50 · high	6.65 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	2.52 · high	7.21 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	2.54 · high	6.71 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	2.56 · high	6.32 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	2.58 · high	7.30 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	2.58 · high	8.14 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	2.60 · high	8.29 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	2.60 · high	7.56 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	2.60 · high	6.95 · high	25.20 · good	fair