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Aitutaki Lagoon Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 05:03

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: Tue 08:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:10

Sunset

18:20

Water

24.4°C

Max air

23.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

63% 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 (60 hours)
  • Tide/current (60 hours)
  • Wind (46 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

Tue 15:00 – Fri 15:00 (-10)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Tue 11:00; 4 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 2.26m to 2.56m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.45 to 9.27m/s).

Tides range from 0.33m to 0.96m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 15:00 2.56 · high 9.27 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 16:00 2.56 · high 9.13 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 17:00 2.54 · high 8.55 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 18:00 2.54 · high 8.14 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 19:00 2.50 · high 7.79 · high 25.10 · good fair
Tue 20:00 2.48 · high 7.36 · high 25.10 · good fair
Tue 21:00 2.44 · high 6.54 · high 25.10 · good fair
Tue 22:00 2.40 · high 7.14 · high 25.10 · good fair
Tue 23:00 2.38 · high 7.69 · high 25.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 2.34 · high 7.40 · high 25.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 2.32 · high 7.47 · high 25.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 2.30 · high 7.51 · high 25.10 · good poor
Wed 03:00 2.28 · high 7.64 · high 25.10 · good poor
Wed 04:00 2.28 · high 7.81 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 05:00 2.26 · high 7.78 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 06:00 2.26 · high 7.74 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 07:00 2.44 · high 8.10 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 08:00 2.42 · high 7.81 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 09:00 2.42 · high 7.47 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 10:00 2.40 · high 6.93 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 11:00 2.38 · high 6.50 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 12:00 2.36 · high 6.45 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 13:00 2.34 · high 6.59 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 14:00 2.34 · high 6.62 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 15:00 2.32 · high 6.62 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 16:00 2.32 · high 6.68 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 17:00 2.32 · high 7.32 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 18:00 2.32 · high 7.27 · high 25.00 · good fair
Wed 19:00 2.34 · high 7.24 · high 25.00 · good fair
Wed 20:00 2.34 · high 7.13 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 21:00 2.36 · high 7.11 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 22:00 2.38 · high 6.86 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 23:00 2.38 · high 7.08 · high 25.00 · good poor
Thu 00:00 2.40 · high 7.12 · high 25.00 · good poor
Thu 01:00 2.44 · high 7.18 · high 25.00 · good poor
Thu 02:00 2.46 · high 7.21 · high 25.00 · good poor
Thu 03:00 2.50 · high 7.67 · high 25.00 · good poor
Thu 04:00 2.52 · high 7.93 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 05:00 2.56 · high 8.03 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 06:00 2.58 · high 7.92 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 07:00 2.60 · high 7.81 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 08:00 2.64 · high 7.71 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 09:00 2.66 · high 7.49 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 10:00 2.68 · high 7.63 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 11:00 2.70 · high 7.43 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 12:00 2.72 · high 7.45 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 13:00 2.74 · high 7.97 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 14:00 2.76 · high 7.92 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 15:00 2.78 · high 7.80 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 16:00 2.80 · high 7.65 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 17:00 2.80 · high 7.51 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 18:00 2.82 · high 7.73 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 19:00 2.82 · high 7.74 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 20:00 2.82 · high 7.68 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 21:00 2.82 · high 7.34 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 22:00 2.82 · high 7.60 · high 24.90 · good fair
Thu 23:00 2.80 · high 7.75 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 00:00 2.80 · high 8.01 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 01:00 2.78 · high 8.16 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 02:00 2.76 · high 8.28 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 03:00 2.74 · high 8.22 · high 24.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 2.74 · high 7.91 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 05:00 2.72 · high 8.18 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 06:00 2.72 · high 9.22 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 07:00 2.70 · high 8.73 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 08:00 2.70 · high 8.41 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 09:00 2.68 · high 8.47 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 10:00 2.68 · high 8.43 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 11:00 2.66 · high 8.58 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 12:00 2.66 · high 7.01 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 13:00 2.66 · high 6.88 · high 24.80 · good poor
Fri 14:00 2.66 · high 6.91 · high 24.80 · good poor