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Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 18:39

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

Score: 3.0/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

17:28

Water

26.7°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 (47 hours)
  • Wind (47 hours)
  • Tide/current (47 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

❌ Poor

Bora Bora

655 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 04:00 – Sat 04:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Wed 07:00; 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 0.72m to 1.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 3.95 to 7.2m/s).

Tides range from 0.46m to 0.83m; 2 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
Wed 04:00 0.86 · high 5.95 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.84 · high 5.64 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.84 · high 5.13 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.82 · high 4.94 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.82 · high 4.67 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.80 · high 4.76 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.78 · high 4.80 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.78 · high 4.49 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.76 · high 4.40 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.74 · high 4.21 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.74 · high 4.14 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.72 · high 4.06 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.72 · high 4.05 · good 27.20 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.72 · high 3.95 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 18:00 0.72 · high 4.18 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 19:00 0.74 · high 4.24 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.74 · high 4.49 · good 27.20 · good fair
Wed 21:00 0.76 · high 4.49 · good 27.30 · good fair
Wed 22:00 0.80 · high 4.71 · good 27.30 · good fair
Wed 23:00 0.86 · high 4.85 · good 27.30 · good fair
Thu 00:00 0.90 · high 5.22 · good 27.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.94 · high 6.46 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.00 · high 6.77 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.04 · high 7.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.14 · high 7.56 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.22 · high 7.68 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.32 · high 7.99 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.36 · high 7.97 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.38 · high 8.46 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.02 · high 7.34 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.02 · high 7.36 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.02 · high 7.34 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.02 · high 6.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.02 · high 6.75 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.02 · high 7.18 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.02 · high 6.74 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.02 · high 6.53 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.04 · high 6.26 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.04 · high 6.19 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.06 · high 6.61 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.06 · high 7.06 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.08 · high 7.14 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.08 · high 7.15 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.10 · high 6.92 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.10 · high 7.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.10 · high 7.22 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.12 · high 7.59 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.12 · high 7.82 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.14 · high 8.14 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.14 · high 8.22 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.16 · high 8.33 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.18 · high 8.32 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.22 · high 8.18 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.24 · high 8.26 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.26 · high 8.08 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.28 · high 8.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.30 · high 8.78 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.28 · high 9.05 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.26 · high 8.85 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.24 · high 8.91 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.20 · high 8.55 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.18 · high 8.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.14 · high 7.89 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.10 · high 7.32 · high 27.20 · good fair
Fri 20:00 1.08 · high 7.20 · high 27.20 · good fair
Fri 21:00 1.04 · high 6.95 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.02 · high 6.15 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.98 · high 5.81 · high 27.30 · good fair
Sat 00:00 0.96 · high 5.83 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.94 · high 4.67 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.90 · high 4.00 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.88 · high 4.81 · good 27.30 · good poor