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Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Tue 04:15 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 12:40

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

Score: 2.7/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

17:28

Water

26.8°C

Max air

25.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 23:00 — Poor (0.30) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 17:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 19:00 — Poor (0.29) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (53 hours)
  • Wind (53 hours)
  • Tide/current (53 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

Wed 07:00, Wed 20:00, Thu 08:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in French Polynesia

Rangiroa

240 km away

❌ Poor

Tikehau

303 km away

❌ Poor

Moorea

478 km away

✅ Good

Bora Bora

655 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Sun 08:00; 2 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 0.68m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 3.19 to 6.35m/s).

Tides range from 0.33m to 0.89m; 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 22:00 0.82 · high 5.73 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.80 · high 6.19 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.80 · high 6.24 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.78 · high 6.35 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.78 · high 5.83 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.76 · high 5.46 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.74 · high 5.94 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.74 · high 5.71 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.72 · high 4.86 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.72 · high 5.37 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.82 · high 4.79 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.80 · high 4.60 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.78 · high 4.87 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.76 · high 5.07 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.74 · high 5.11 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 4.12 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.72 · high 4.08 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 4.25 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.70 · high 3.97 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.70 · high 3.48 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.68 · high 3.19 · good 27.30 · good fair
Sun 19:00 0.68 · high 3.70 · good 27.30 · good fair
Sun 20:00 0.68 · high 4.53 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.68 · high 4.43 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.70 · high 3.71 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.70 · high 3.78 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.72 · high 3.70 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.74 · high 4.25 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.78 · high 5.05 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.80 · high 5.54 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.82 · high 4.75 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.86 · high 5.02 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.88 · high 4.95 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.90 · high 5.08 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.94 · high 5.62 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.96 · high 5.86 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.98 · high 6.18 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.02 · high 5.94 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.04 · high 6.18 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.04 · high 6.17 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.06 · high 5.54 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.06 · high 5.00 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.06 · high 4.81 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.06 · high 5.01 · good 27.30 · good fair
Mon 18:00 1.06 · high 4.87 · good 27.30 · good fair
Mon 19:00 1.06 · high 4.70 · good 27.30 · good fair
Mon 20:00 1.06 · high 4.33 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.06 · high 3.81 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.08 · high 3.48 · good 27.40 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.08 · high 4.03 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.10 · high 4.37 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.10 · high 4.20 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.12 · high 4.58 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.12 · high 4.81 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.12 · high 5.02 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.12 · high 4.52 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.12 · high 3.91 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.12 · high 4.83 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.14 · high 5.14 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.14 · high 4.18 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.14 · high 3.61 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.16 · high 3.52 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.16 · high 2.76 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.16 · high 3.12 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.16 · high 3.19 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.16 · high 2.98 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.16 · high 3.00 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.16 · high 3.00 · good 27.30 · good fair
Tue 18:00 1.16 · high 3.25 · good 27.30 · good fair
Tue 19:00 1.16 · high 4.27 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.16 · high 4.89 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.16 · high 4.99 · good 27.40 · good poor