What is the best time of day to snorkel in Rangiroa?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Rangiroa.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Rangiroa Snorkel Report Today

French Polynesia · Updated Mon 03:55 (-10) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Mon 03:55 (-10)

Rangiroa looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Mon 04:00 (-10)

Later today

Fair · 4.1/10

Mon 10:00 (-10)

Next three days

Fair · 4.6/10

Tue 06:00 (-10)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 4.1/10

Best time: Mon 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Mon 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:40

Sunset

17:46

Water

26.8°C

Max air

26.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

41% 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

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Tue 06:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Mon 10:00: Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Mon 09:00: Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (70 hours)
Tide/current (69 hours)
Wind (46 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 07:00.

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: Wed 00:00

Mon 11:00, Mon 23:00, Tue 12:00, Wed 00:00, Wed 12:00, Thu 00:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 04:00 – Wed 04:00 (-10)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Sun 13:00; 8 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 1.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 4.21 to 7.29m/s).

Tides range from 0.45m to 0.71m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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
Sun 04:00	1.40 · high	5.45 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	1.34 · high	5.15 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	1.32 · high	4.72 · good	26.80 · good	Fair
Sun 07:00	1.32 · high	4.60 · good	26.80 · good	Fair
Sun 08:00	1.30 · high	4.91 · good	26.80 · good	Fair
Sun 09:00	1.28 · high	5.27 · good	26.80 · good	Fair
Sun 10:00	1.26 · high	4.92 · good	26.80 · good	Fair
Sun 11:00	1.24 · high	4.85 · good	26.90 · good	Fair
Sun 12:00	1.22 · high	4.73 · good	26.90 · good	Fair
Sun 13:00	1.20 · high	4.80 · good	26.90 · good	Fair
Sun 14:00	1.18 · high	5.04 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Sun 15:00	1.18 · high	4.21 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Sun 16:00	1.16 · high	5.20 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Sun 17:00	1.16 · high	6.05 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Sun 18:00	1.16 · high	7.29 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Sun 19:00	1.18 · high	6.97 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 20:00	1.18 · high	6.26 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 21:00	1.20 · high	6.26 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	1.22 · high	6.95 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	1.24 · high	7.22 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	1.24 · high	6.30 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	1.18 · high	6.05 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 02:00	1.18 · high	5.98 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 03:00	1.18 · high	6.15 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	1.16 · high	5.82 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	1.16 · high	5.74 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	1.16 · high	5.71 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	1.16 · high	5.33 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 08:00	1.16 · high	5.55 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 09:00	1.16 · high	5.83 · high	26.80 · good	Fair
Mon 10:00	1.16 · high	6.03 · high	26.80 · good	Fair
Mon 11:00	1.16 · high	5.87 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 12:00	1.16 · high	6.34 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Mon 13:00	1.16 · high	6.13 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Mon 14:00	1.16 · high	6.38 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Mon 15:00	1.16 · high	6.14 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Mon 16:00	1.14 · high	6.47 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Mon 17:00	1.14 · high	5.32 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 18:00	1.14 · high	5.05 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 19:00	1.16 · high	5.27 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 20:00	1.16 · high	5.46 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 21:00	1.16 · high	6.06 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 22:00	1.18 · high	5.85 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Mon 23:00	1.18 · high	5.33 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	1.18 · high	4.93 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	1.06 · high	4.48 · good	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	1.06 · high	4.05 · good	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	1.06 · high	4.30 · good	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	1.06 · high	4.47 · good	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	1.06 · high	4.45 · good	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	1.10 · high	7.08 · high	26.70 · good	Fair
Tue 07:00	1.10 · high	6.35 · high	26.70 · good	Poor
Tue 08:00	1.10 · high	6.26 · high	26.70 · good	Fair
Tue 09:00	1.10 · high	6.03 · high	26.70 · good	Fair
Tue 10:00	1.08 · high	5.94 · high	26.80 · good	Fair
Tue 11:00	1.08 · high	5.78 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 12:00	1.08 · high	5.30 · good	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 13:00	1.06 · high	5.26 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 14:00	1.06 · high	5.21 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 15:00	1.08 · high	5.36 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 16:00	1.10 · high	5.72 · high	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 17:00	1.12 · high	5.96 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 18:00	1.14 · high	6.01 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 19:00	1.18 · high	6.41 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 20:00	1.20 · high	5.43 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 21:00	1.22 · high	5.88 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 22:00	1.24 · high	5.79 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Tue 23:00	1.26 · high	5.84 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	1.26 · high	5.93 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	1.14 · high	6.17 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	1.16 · high	5.79 · high	26.80 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	1.16 · high	5.36 · good	26.80 · good	Poor