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Aitutaki Lagoon Snorkel Report Today

Cook Islands · Updated Tue 04:15 (-10) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 03:20

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

Best morning signal: Wed 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:10

Sunset

18:20

Water

24.4°C

Max air

24.7°C

Sky

Clear

27% 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

❌ 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 (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (38 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 11:00.

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: Thu 14:00

Thu 14:00, Fri 02:00

Nearby alternatives in Cook Islands

Rarotonga

265 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 13:00 – Tue 13:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Sat 12:00; 5 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 1.9m to 2.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.4 to 13.1m/s).

Tides range from 0.51m to 0.97m; 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
Sat 13:00 2.30 · high 8.80 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sat 14:00 2.28 · high 5.50 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sat 15:00 2.28 · high 5.40 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 16:00 2.26 · high 7.90 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sat 17:00 2.24 · high 7.50 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 2.22 · high 5.30 · good 25.90 · good fair
Sat 19:00 2.20 · high 4.40 · good 26.00 · good fair
Sat 20:00 2.18 · high 5.80 · high 26.00 · good fair
Sat 21:00 2.16 · high 6.00 · high 26.00 · good fair
Sat 22:00 2.14 · high 7.00 · high 26.10 · good fair
Sat 23:00 2.10 · high 8.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 00:00 2.08 · high 9.40 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 01:00 2.06 · high 9.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 02:00 2.06 · high 9.40 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 03:00 2.04 · high 10.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Sun 04:00 2.02 · high 11.70 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 05:00 2.02 · high 12.80 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 06:00 2.00 · high 13.10 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.98 · high 11.70 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.96 · high 10.20 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.94 · high 10.70 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.92 · high 11.30 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.92 · high 11.40 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.90 · high 11.80 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.90 · high 13.40 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.90 · high 14.00 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.90 · high 13.10 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.90 · high 16.70 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.90 · high 18.20 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.90 · high 24.80 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.88 · high 25.90 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.86 · high 25.30 · high 25.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.84 · high 26.30 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.84 · high 26.80 · high 26.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.84 · high 31.10 · high 26.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.84 · high 28.70 · high 26.00 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.84 · high 29.20 · high 26.00 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.82 · high 29.90 · high 26.00 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.82 · high 28.70 · high 26.00 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.82 · high 25.70 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.82 · high 24.50 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.82 · high 25.00 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.82 · high 25.80 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.82 · high 28.10 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.82 · high 29.40 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.98 · high 8.25 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.96 · high 8.01 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.94 · high 8.21 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.92 · high 8.58 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.92 · high 8.48 · high 25.90 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.90 · high 7.62 · high 25.80 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.88 · high 7.31 · high 25.80 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.86 · high 7.12 · high 25.80 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.84 · high 6.75 · high 25.80 · good fair
Mon 19:00 1.82 · high 6.52 · high 25.80 · good fair
Mon 20:00 1.80 · high 6.60 · high 25.80 · good fair
Mon 21:00 1.78 · high 6.59 · high 25.90 · good fair
Mon 22:00 1.76 · high 6.80 · high 25.90 · good fair
Mon 23:00 1.74 · high 7.14 · high 25.90 · good fair
Tue 00:00 1.72 · high 6.47 · high 25.90 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.72 · high 7.09 · high 25.90 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.70 · high 6.31 · high 25.90 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.70 · high 6.46 · high 25.90 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.68 · high 7.93 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.68 · high 9.15 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.66 · high 7.92 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.66 · high 7.51 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.64 · high 7.55 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.64 · high 7.62 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.64 · high 7.08 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.64 · high 7.10 · high 25.80 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.64 · high 6.97 · high 25.80 · good poor