Can you snorkel in Fakarava today?

Conditions look marginal right now. No good model window is forecast in Fakarava over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table and local advisories.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Fakarava?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Fakarava.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Tue 20:32 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 13:21

Fakarava looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 06:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Wed 06:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:47

Sunset

17:36

Water

26.5°C

Max air

26.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

34% 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

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Wed 16:00: Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 17:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 18:00: Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (68 hours)
Wind (66 hours)
Tide/current (64 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 18:00.

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: Wed 15:00

Wed 03:00, Wed 15:00, Thu 04:00, Thu 17:00, Fri 06:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 06:00; 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 0.94m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.3 to 7.52m/s).

Tides range from 0.44m to 0.74m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 23:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 00:00	1.24 · high	6.19 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	1.22 · high	7.12 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	1.20 · high	6.95 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	1.18 · high	6.53 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	1.16 · high	6.53 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	1.16 · high	6.75 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	1.14 · high	6.67 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	1.12 · high	5.71 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 08:00	1.10 · high	5.85 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 09:00	1.08 · high	6.25 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 10:00	1.06 · high	5.82 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 11:00	1.04 · high	5.43 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 12:00	1.02 · high	5.90 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 13:00	1.00 · high	5.30 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 14:00	1.00 · high	5.63 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 15:00	0.98 · high	5.31 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Wed 16:00	0.96 · high	5.84 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Wed 17:00	0.96 · high	6.15 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Wed 18:00	0.94 · high	6.11 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Wed 19:00	0.94 · high	6.79 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Wed 20:00	0.94 · high	7.39 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.94 · high	7.25 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.96 · high	7.45 · high	26.50 · good	Fair
Wed 23:00	0.98 · high	7.52 · high	26.60 · good	Fair
Thu 00:00	1.00 · high	7.67 · high	26.60 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	1.04 · high	7.66 · high	26.60 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	1.06 · high	8.25 · high	26.60 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	1.10 · high	8.58 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	1.12 · high	8.76 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	1.16 · high	9.03 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	1.18 · high	9.14 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	1.22 · high	9.15 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 08:00	1.26 · high	9.15 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 09:00	1.30 · high	9.15 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 10:00	1.32 · high	8.76 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 11:00	1.32 · high	8.24 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 12:00	1.34 · high	8.62 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 13:00	1.34 · high	8.69 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 14:00	1.36 · high	8.90 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 15:00	1.36 · high	7.75 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 16:00	1.38 · high	8.58 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 17:00	1.40 · high	8.57 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 18:00	1.42 · high	8.42 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 19:00	1.44 · high	8.04 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	1.46 · high	7.57 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	1.48 · high	8.94 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	1.48 · high	8.92 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	1.50 · high	8.21 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	1.50 · high	8.78 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	1.50 · high	8.91 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	1.52 · high	9.32 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	1.52 · high	9.69 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	1.56 · high	9.49 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	1.58 · high	9.60 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	1.62 · high	9.80 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	1.64 · high	9.77 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 08:00	1.68 · high	9.87 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 09:00	1.70 · high	9.47 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 10:00	1.68 · high	9.60 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 11:00	1.68 · high	9.38 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 12:00	1.66 · high	9.58 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 13:00	1.66 · high	9.05 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 14:00	1.68 · high	10.30 · high	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 15:00	1.68 · high	9.52 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 16:00	1.68 · high	10.30 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 17:00	1.70 · high	10.06 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 18:00	1.70 · high	10.54 · high	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 19:00	1.70 · high	9.74 · high	26.40 · good	Poor