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Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Sat 05:03 (-10) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 03:51

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

Score: 3.8/10

Best time: Sun 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:10

Sunset

17:27

Water

26.9°C

Max air

25.5°C

Sky

Clear

16% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 23:00 — Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 18:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 22:00 — Fair (0.36) · 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

Next early morning high tide: Sun 16:00

Sun 16:00, Mon 17:00

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 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Thu 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 1.16m to 1.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.47 to 8.73m/s).

Tides range from 0.32m to 0.96m; 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
Thu 13:00 1.26 · high 6.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.24 · high 6.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.24 · high 6.24 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.22 · high 5.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.22 · high 5.08 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.20 · high 6.14 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.18 · high 7.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.18 · high 7.56 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.16 · high 6.78 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.18 · high 5.47 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.18 · high 5.37 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.20 · high 4.47 · good 27.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.22 · high 6.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.24 · high 8.01 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.26 · high 7.65 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.26 · high 7.56 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.26 · high 8.05 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.26 · high 7.78 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.26 · high 7.89 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.24 · high 8.73 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.24 · high 8.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.22 · high 7.40 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.18 · high 7.11 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.16 · high 6.65 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.14 · high 6.64 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.14 · high 6.77 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.12 · high 7.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.12 · high 7.49 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.10 · high 8.06 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.10 · high 8.51 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.08 · high 6.96 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.08 · high 6.08 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.06 · high 6.65 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.06 · high 6.86 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.08 · high 6.89 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.08 · high 6.98 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.08 · high 6.44 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.08 · high 6.98 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.08 · high 7.61 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.10 · high 8.70 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.10 · high 7.78 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.28 · high 7.57 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.28 · high 7.45 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.30 · high 7.79 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.30 · high 7.36 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.30 · high 7.18 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.28 · high 7.09 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.28 · high 6.65 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.28 · high 5.87 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.26 · high 5.87 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.26 · high 5.59 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.24 · high 5.48 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.20 · high 6.07 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.18 · high 5.74 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.16 · high 4.72 · good 26.90 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.14 · high 5.95 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.12 · high 7.63 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.12 · high 8.18 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.14 · high 8.26 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.14 · high 7.88 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.14 · high 9.25 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.16 · high 8.24 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.16 · high 9.09 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.18 · high 8.24 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.20 · high 8.02 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.22 · high 7.53 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.24 · high 8.35 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.24 · high 8.55 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.26 · high 7.89 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.26 · high 7.55 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.28 · high 7.41 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.28 · high 8.83 · high 26.90 · good poor