MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Rarotonga Snorkel Report Today

Cook Islands · Updated Sat 12:59 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 12:59 (-10)

Rarotonga has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 18:00 (-10)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 4.4/10

Tue 07:00 (-10)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:05

Sunset

18:43

Water

24.2°C

Max air

22.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 07:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 11:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Tue 10:00: Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (65 hours)
  • Wind (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (54 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: Sun 02:00

Sun 02:00, Sun 14:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Cook Islands

Aitutaki Lagoon

265 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 18:00 – Sat 18:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Thu 12:00; 7 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 1.88m to 2.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.72 to 3.16m/s).

Tides range from 0.36m to 0.71m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 18:00 2.52 · high 2.70 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 2.50 · high 2.13 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 2.48 · high 1.94 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 2.44 · high 2.13 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 2.42 · high 2.52 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 2.38 · high 2.39 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 2.34 · high 1.98 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 2.36 · high 1.98 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 2.32 · high 1.61 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 2.28 · high 1.71 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 2.26 · high 1.83 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 2.22 · high 3.00 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 2.18 · high 2.76 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 2.16 · high 3.16 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 08:00 2.12 · high 2.66 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 2.08 · high 3.01 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 2.06 · high 3.07 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 2.02 · high 2.67 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 2.00 · high 2.48 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 1.96 · high 2.80 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 1.96 · high 0.72 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 1.94 · high 1.44 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 1.90 · high 2.48 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 1.88 · high 2.37 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 1.86 · high 2.69 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 1.86 · high 2.82 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.84 · high 2.60 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.84 · high 2.38 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.84 · high 2.77 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.84 · high 2.75 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.86 · high 3.44 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.84 · high 3.29 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.84 · high 4.24 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.86 · high 4.20 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.84 · high 4.38 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.84 · high 4.59 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.86 · high 5.37 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.86 · high 5.26 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.88 · high 5.63 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.90 · high 5.06 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 1.90 · high 4.10 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 1.92 · high 4.15 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 1.94 · high 4.90 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 1.96 · high 5.27 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 1.98 · high 6.53 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 2.06 · high 6.72 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 2.12 · high 6.60 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 2.20 · high 7.24 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 2.30 · high 8.78 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 2.42 · high 9.73 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 2.52 · high 8.66 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 2.56 · high 8.35 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 2.60 · high 7.88 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 2.64 · high 7.02 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 2.64 · high 6.53 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 2.54 · high 7.88 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 2.58 · high 9.35 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 2.62 · high 6.13 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 2.68 · high 6.82 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 2.72 · high 7.25 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 2.74 · high 8.13 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 2.76 · high 8.93 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 2.78 · high 9.19 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 2.76 · high 9.11 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 2.76 · high 9.14 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 2.74 · high 9.21 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 12:00 2.74 · high 9.13 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 2.72 · high 8.68 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 2.72 · high 8.52 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 2.72 · high 8.27 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 2.70 · high 8.62 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 2.70 · high 8.52 · high 22.60 · good Poor