MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Sat 13:33 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 13:33 (-10)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 14:00 (-10)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 5.0/10

Tue 11:00 (-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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Sunrise

05:12

Sunset

17:42

Water

27.0°C

Max air

26.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

56% 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 11:00: Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 12:00: Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 08:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (48 hours)
  • Darkness (47 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 22:00.

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

Sat 20:00, Sun 09:00, Sun 21:00, Mon 22:00, Tue 10:00

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

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Fri 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 0.78m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.47 to 5.56m/s).

Tides range from 0.5m to 0.68m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Thu 14:00 0.88 · high 0.61 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 0.88 · high 0.47 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 0.86 · high 0.89 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 0.86 · high 0.97 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 0.86 · high 0.90 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.84 · high 1.51 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.84 · high 4.52 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.84 · high 4.59 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.84 · high 5.56 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.84 · high 4.40 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.84 · high 4.42 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.80 · high 3.68 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.80 · high 2.91 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.80 · high 4.72 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.78 · high 5.04 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.78 · high 5.38 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.78 · high 4.31 · good 26.40 · good Fair
Fri 07:00 0.78 · high 4.39 · good 26.40 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.78 · high 4.09 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.78 · high 4.15 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.78 · high 3.63 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.78 · high 3.37 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.78 · high 3.76 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.78 · high 3.62 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.78 · high 6.25 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.78 · high 6.60 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.78 · high 6.57 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 0.78 · high 6.31 · high 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.78 · high 5.46 · high 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.78 · high 4.54 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.78 · high 4.19 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.78 · high 3.92 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.76 · high 3.89 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.80 · high 1.30 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.78 · high 1.85 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.78 · high 1.25 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.76 · high 1.01 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.76 · high 0.97 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.76 · high 0.45 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.76 · high 0.64 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.76 · high 1.78 · good 26.40 · good Fair
Sat 07:00 0.74 · high 2.45 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.74 · high 2.73 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.74 · high 2.37 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.72 · high 2.58 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.72 · high 3.06 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.72 · high 2.11 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.72 · high 1.79 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.72 · high 1.45 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 0.72 · high 1.20 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.72 · high 1.58 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.72 · high 2.09 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.72 · high 2.23 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.74 · high 2.50 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.74 · high 2.74 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.76 · high 4.88 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.76 · high 5.43 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.78 · high 5.35 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.82 · high 2.73 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.80 · high 3.37 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.80 · high 4.04 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.80 · high 4.76 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.80 · high 5.15 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.80 · high 4.73 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.80 · high 6.83 · high 26.70 · good Fair
Sun 07:00 0.80 · high 6.17 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.80 · high 6.45 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.80 · high 6.50 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.78 · high 6.86 · high 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.78 · high 6.75 · high 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 0.78 · high 5.54 · high 26.90 · good Poor
Sun 13:00 0.92 · high 5.87 · high 26.90 · good Poor