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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 07:14

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

Partly cloudy

68% 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 (34 hours)
  • Wind (34 hours)
  • Tide/current (34 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

⚠️ Fair

Bora Bora

655 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Tue 13:00; 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 0.78m to 1.12m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 18.4 to 28.8m/s).

Tides range from 0.34m 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
Tue 17:00 0.78 · high 18.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.80 · high 19.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.82 · high 20.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.86 · high 21.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.88 · high 20.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.90 · high 22.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.92 · high 21.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.94 · high 22.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.96 · high 22.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.96 · high 22.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.98 · high 24.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.00 · high 24.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.02 · high 26.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.04 · high 27.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.06 · high 28.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.10 · high 27.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.12 · high 25.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.12 · high 26.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.12 · high 26.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.12 · high 25.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.12 · high 25.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.10 · high 24.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.10 · high 22.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.08 · high 21.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.08 · high 22.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.06 · high 23.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.08 · high 23.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.10 · high 22.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.12 · high 21.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.14 · high 21.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.14 · high 19.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.16 · high 19.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.16 · high 19.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.14 · high 19.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.14 · high 16.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.14 · high 18.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.12 · high 26.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.12 · high 24.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.12 · high 24.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.12 · high 22.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.12 · high 23.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.12 · high 23.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.12 · high 25.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.12 · high 27.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.12 · high 28.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.12 · high 27.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.12 · high 27.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.12 · high 28.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.12 · high 26.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.12 · high 25.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.12 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.10 · high 27.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.10 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good fair
Thu 22:00 1.10 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.12 · high 27.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.12 · high 28.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.14 · high 28.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.18 · high 29.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.20 · high 30.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.26 · high 31.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.30 · high 32.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.36 · high 33.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.42 · high 32.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.48 · high 32.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.54 · high 32.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.56 · high 32.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.48 · high 31.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
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