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Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Fri 03:25 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 17:48

Fakarava has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 13:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Sat 13:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

17:29

Water

26.7°C

Max air

26.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

48% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 23:00 (10% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sat 23:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Tide/current (64 hours)
  • Darkness (50 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 23:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Sat 10:00

Fri 09:00, Sat 10:00, Sat 22:00, Sun 10:00, Sun 23:00

Nearby alternatives in French Polynesia

Rangiroa

240 km away

✅ Good

Tikehau

303 km away

✅ Good

Moorea

478 km away

❌ Poor

Bora Bora

655 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 03:00 – Sat 03:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Tue 17:00; 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 1.14m to 1.46m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 22.2 to 34.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.4m to 0.78m; 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 03:00 1.14 · high 24.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.14 · high 24.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.14 · high 24.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.14 · high 24.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.14 · high 25.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.16 · high 23.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.16 · high 22.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.16 · high 26.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.14 · high 26.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.14 · high 27.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.14 · high 28.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.42 · high 33.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.42 · high 33.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.44 · high 33.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.44 · high 33.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.46 · high 34.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.46 · high 34.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.44 · high 32.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.44 · high 31.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.42 · high 31.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.38 · high 31.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.36 · high 31.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.34 · high 29.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.34 · high 29.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.32 · high 30.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.32 · high 30.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.32 · high 30.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.32 · high 30.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.32 · high 30.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.32 · high 29.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.32 · high 28.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.32 · high 28.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.34 · high 29.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.34 · high 29.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.34 · high 29.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.36 · high 28.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.36 · high 28.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.38 · high 28.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.40 · high 29.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.42 · high 30.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.42 · high 29.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.42 · high 27.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.42 · high 28.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.40 · high 27.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.36 · high 30.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.34 · high 28.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.34 · high 28.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.32 · high 28.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.32 · high 26.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.32 · high 28.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.32 · high 28.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.32 · high 29.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.32 · high 28.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.34 · high 28.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.34 · high 28.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.34 · high 25.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.36 · high 25.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.36 · high 26.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.36 · high 27.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.36 · high 28.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.36 · high 28.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.36 · high 26.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.34 · high 28.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.34 · high 28.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.34 · high 29.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.36 · high 28.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.36 · high 28.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.36 · high 28.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.38 · high 28.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.38 · high 28.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.36 · high 29.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.34 · high 28.90 · high 27.30 · good poor