Labuan Bajo Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Tue 04:16 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 15:27

Labuan Bajo has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 16:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 7.5/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.6 m/s.

Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

17:57

Water

28.7°C

Max air

27.4°C

Sky

Clear

10% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 08:00–09:00 (36% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Thursday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 08:00 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (28 hours)
  • Waves (27 hours)
  • Tide/current (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

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: Wed 22:00

Wed 11:00, Wed 22:00, Thu 13:00, Thu 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Indonesia

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (WITA)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.81 around Wed 11:00; 10 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.49 to 3.27m/s).

Tides range from 0.12m to 1.15m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 07:00 0.26 · good 2.82 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 08:00 0.30 · good 1.95 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 09:00 0.32 · good 2.33 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 10:00 0.32 · good 2.42 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.34 · good 1.76 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.34 · good 1.95 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.32 · good 2.76 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.30 · good 2.73 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.28 · good 2.51 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.26 · good 2.48 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.26 · good 2.87 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.24 · good 2.83 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.24 · good 2.72 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.22 · good 2.76 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.22 · good 2.80 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.22 · good 2.99 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.24 · good 3.27 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Wed 01:00 0.24 · good 2.04 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Wed 02:00 0.24 · good 1.48 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Wed 03:00 0.24 · good 0.49 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Wed 04:00 0.26 · good 1.77 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Wed 05:00 0.30 · good 3.01 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 06:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 07:00 0.34 · good 3.55 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.34 · good 3.47 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 09:00 0.36 · good 2.17 · good 28.80 · good excellent
Wed 10:00 0.34 · good 1.40 · good 28.70 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.32 · good 2.55 · good 28.70 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.30 · good 3.43 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.30 · good 3.66 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.28 · good 3.65 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.28 · good 4.08 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.28 · good 4.30 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.26 · good 4.39 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.26 · good 4.29 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.26 · good 4.19 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.26 · good 3.97 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.26 · good 3.88 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.26 · good 3.80 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.26 · good 3.76 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 3.22 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Thu 01:00 0.28 · good 3.04 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Thu 02:00 0.30 · good 2.69 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Thu 03:00 0.32 · good 1.79 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Thu 04:00 0.34 · good 1.35 · good 28.70 · good good
Thu 05:00 0.38 · high 1.07 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 06:00 0.40 · high 1.19 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 07:00 0.42 · high 1.77 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 08:00 0.42 · high 2.06 · good 28.70 · good good
Thu 09:00 0.38 · high 1.04 · good 28.70 · good good
Thu 10:00 0.40 · high 2.46 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.40 · high 3.56 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.42 · high 3.62 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.44 · high 4.12 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.44 · high 4.99 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.46 · high 5.30 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.44 · high 5.52 · high 28.50 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.44 · high 5.64 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.42 · high 5.51 · high 28.40 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.40 · high 4.76 · good 28.40 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.40 · high 4.37 · good 28.40 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.38 · high 4.24 · good 28.40 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.36 · good 4.22 · good 28.40 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.34 · good 4.23 · good 28.40 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.32 · good 3.54 · good 28.40 · good good
Fri 01:00 0.30 · good 2.76 · good 28.40 · good good
Fri 02:00 0.28 · good 1.77 · good 28.50 · good good
Fri 03:00 0.26 · good 0.88 · good 28.50 · good good
Fri 04:00 0.26 · good 2.42 · good 28.60 · good good
Fri 05:00 0.24 · good 4.20 · good 28.60 · good good
Fri 06:00 0.24 · good 3.91 · good 28.60 · good good