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Rarotonga Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 02:19

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

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:14

Sunset

18:16

Water

23.6°C

Max air

22.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

44% 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

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 23:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 19:00 — Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 21:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (39 hours)
  • Wind (35 hours)
  • Tide/current (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

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 13:00

Wed 13:00, Thu 14:00

Nearby alternatives in Cook Islands

Aitutaki Lagoon

265 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 12:00 – Tue 12:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Sat 13:00; 3 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 2.12m to 2.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 4/24 sampled hours (range 3.4 to 16.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.39m to 0.92m; 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 12:00 2.40 · high 5.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 13:00 2.40 · high 5.40 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sat 14:00 2.38 · high 7.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 15:00 2.38 · high 9.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 16:00 2.38 · high 7.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 17:00 2.36 · high 8.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 18:00 2.36 · high 7.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 2.36 · high 7.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 2.34 · high 7.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 2.34 · high 7.30 · high 24.80 · good fair
Sat 22:00 2.32 · high 6.10 · high 24.90 · good fair
Sat 23:00 2.32 · high 4.50 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 00:00 2.30 · high 3.40 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 01:00 2.28 · high 4.40 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 02:00 2.28 · high 6.20 · high 24.90 · good poor
Sun 03:00 2.26 · high 7.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 04:00 2.24 · high 8.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 2.24 · high 11.40 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 2.22 · high 14.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 07:00 2.20 · high 15.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 08:00 2.18 · high 16.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 09:00 2.16 · high 16.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 10:00 2.14 · high 16.10 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 11:00 2.12 · high 15.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 2.10 · high 15.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 2.08 · high 15.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 14:00 2.08 · high 16.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 15:00 2.06 · high 16.10 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 16:00 2.04 · high 17.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 17:00 2.00 · high 19.20 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.98 · high 20.00 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.96 · high 19.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.96 · high 19.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.94 · high 20.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.92 · high 21.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.92 · high 23.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.90 · high 28.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.88 · high 30.10 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.86 · high 32.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.84 · high 32.30 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.84 · high 31.70 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.84 · high 31.00 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.84 · high 30.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.84 · high 29.30 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.84 · high 27.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.84 · high 26.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.98 · high 6.75 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.96 · high 7.02 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.96 · high 7.08 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.94 · high 6.39 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.92 · high 6.32 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.90 · high 6.28 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.88 · high 5.85 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.86 · high 6.68 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.84 · high 6.54 · high 24.40 · good fair
Mon 19:00 1.82 · high 6.47 · high 24.40 · good fair
Mon 20:00 1.80 · high 6.31 · high 24.40 · good fair
Mon 21:00 1.78 · high 6.32 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.76 · high 7.08 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.76 · high 7.54 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.74 · high 7.04 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.74 · high 7.32 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.74 · high 7.16 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.74 · high 7.20 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.74 · high 7.27 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.74 · high 6.85 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.74 · high 6.71 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.72 · high 6.36 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.72 · high 5.77 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.70 · high 5.88 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.68 · high 5.66 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.66 · high 5.67 · high 24.30 · good poor