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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 Wed 02:41

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

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 9.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

17:28

Water

26.7°C

Max air

26.3°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

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 (39 hours)
  • Wind (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (39 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 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

Fri 12:00 – Mon 12:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Fri 12:00; 0 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 1.32m to 1.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 23.7 to 34.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.42m 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
Fri 12:00 1.50 · high 30.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.48 · high 30.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.48 · high 30.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.46 · high 31.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.46 · high 31.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.46 · high 31.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.46 · high 30.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.48 · high 34.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.50 · high 31.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.52 · high 33.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.52 · high 30.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.50 · high 29.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.50 · high 25.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.46 · high 26.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.44 · high 26.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.40 · high 26.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.40 · high 27.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.38 · high 28.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.38 · high 29.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.38 · high 29.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.36 · high 28.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.36 · high 27.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.34 · high 26.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.32 · high 23.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.30 · high 24.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.28 · high 24.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.26 · high 24.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.24 · high 24.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.22 · high 26.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.18 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.16 · high 25.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.16 · high 26.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.18 · high 27.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.18 · high 27.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.18 · high 25.60 · high 27.30 · good fair
Sat 23:00 1.16 · high 26.50 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.16 · high 25.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.14 · high 22.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.12 · high 19.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.10 · high 17.30 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.08 · high 15.30 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.06 · high 13.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.04 · high 12.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.02 · high 13.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 14.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.00 · high 15.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.98 · high 15.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.98 · high 15.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.96 · high 14.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.96 · high 13.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.94 · high 12.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.94 · high 12.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.94 · high 13.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.92 · high 12.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.92 · high 12.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.92 · high 12.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.90 · high 12.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.90 · high 12.60 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.88 · high 13.00 · high 27.40 · good fair
Sun 23:00 0.88 · high 13.20 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 00:00 0.86 · high 11.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.84 · high 10.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.84 · high 10.60 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.82 · high 10.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.80 · high 10.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.80 · high 11.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.78 · high 11.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.78 · high 12.20 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.76 · high 13.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.76 · high 15.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.80 · high 4.66 · good 27.30 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.80 · high 5.44 · high 27.30 · good poor