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Fakarava Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Tue 04:15 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 04:30

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

Score: 2.3/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Tue 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

17:28

Water

26.7°C

Max air

25.8°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

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

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 (61 hours)
  • Wind (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (61 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: Tue 18:00

Tue 18:00, Wed 07:00, 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

✅ Good

Bora Bora

655 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (-10)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.51 around Tue 07:00; 3 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 1.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 2.98 to 6.39m/s).

Tides range from 0.3m to 1.0m; 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
Tue 14:00 1.16 · high 3.19 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.16 · high 2.98 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.16 · high 3.00 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.16 · high 3.00 · good 27.30 · good fair
Tue 18:00 1.16 · high 3.25 · good 27.30 · good fair
Tue 19:00 1.16 · high 4.27 · good 27.30 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.16 · high 4.89 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.16 · high 4.99 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.16 · high 4.79 · good 27.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.16 · high 4.73 · good 27.40 · good fair
Wed 00:00 1.16 · high 4.84 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.16 · high 4.98 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.14 · high 4.94 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.14 · high 4.72 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.14 · high 4.95 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.14 · high 5.23 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.14 · high 4.77 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.30 · high 6.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.32 · high 5.95 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.32 · high 6.07 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.32 · high 6.02 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.30 · high 6.39 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.30 · high 6.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.30 · high 5.78 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.30 · high 6.27 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.30 · high 6.02 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.30 · high 5.39 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.28 · high 5.39 · good 27.30 · good fair
Wed 18:00 1.28 · high 5.30 · good 27.30 · good fair
Wed 19:00 1.28 · high 5.37 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.26 · high 5.26 · good 27.30 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.26 · high 5.95 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.26 · high 6.77 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.26 · high 7.05 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.26 · high 7.27 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.26 · high 7.31 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.26 · high 7.26 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.26 · high 7.05 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.26 · high 7.28 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.26 · high 7.98 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.26 · high 7.81 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.26 · high 7.54 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.26 · high 7.47 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.26 · high 7.04 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.26 · high 7.78 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.26 · high 7.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.26 · high 6.59 · high 27.20 · good poor
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