Labuan Bajo Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Tue 04:16 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 02:13

Labuan Bajo has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.5/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

17:57

Water

28.5°C

Max air

29.8°C

Sky

Clear

2% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 00:00–09:00 (42% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (36 hours)
  • Darkness (33 hours)
  • Tide/current (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 14:00.

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: Tue 21:00

Tue 21:00, Wed 11:00, Wed 22:00, Thu 13:00, Thu 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Indonesia

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 18:00 – Thu 18:00 (WITA)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.8 around Tue 09:00; 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 0.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.25 to 2.84m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to 1.42m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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good 🌟 Good
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poor ❌ Limited
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good 🌟 Good
excellent ✅ Excellent
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good 🌟 Good
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poor ❌ Limited
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excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
good 🌟 Good
excellent ✅ Excellent
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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poor ❌ Limited
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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
Mon 18:00 0.28 · good 1.21 · good 28.50 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.28 · good 1.66 · good 28.50 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.26 · good 1.67 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.26 · good 1.42 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.26 · good 1.13 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.26 · good 1.20 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.26 · good 1.04 · good 28.40 · good excellent
Tue 01:00 0.26 · good 0.25 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Tue 02:00 0.24 · good 0.56 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Tue 03:00 0.24 · good 1.55 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Tue 04:00 0.24 · good 2.64 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Tue 05:00 0.22 · good 2.84 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 2.26 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 07:00 0.24 · good 1.73 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 08:00 0.24 · good 1.57 · good 28.70 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 1.14 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 0.50 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.26 · good 0.45 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.26 · good 1.22 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.28 · good 1.78 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.28 · good 1.92 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.30 · good 2.04 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.30 · good 1.78 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.30 · good 1.35 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.30 · good 1.17 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.30 · good 1.45 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.30 · good 1.35 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.30 · good 1.60 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.30 · good 1.50 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.32 · good 1.60 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.32 · good 1.22 · good 28.50 · good good
Wed 01:00 0.32 · good 0.36 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Wed 02:00 0.32 · good 0.56 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Wed 03:00 0.32 · good 2.25 · good 28.60 · good good
Wed 04:00 0.32 · good 3.40 · good 28.70 · good good
Wed 05:00 0.32 · good 2.62 · good 28.70 · good good
Wed 06:00 0.32 · good 2.45 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 07:00 0.40 · high 1.23 · good 28.80 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.40 · high 1.49 · good 28.70 · good good
Wed 09:00 0.42 · high 2.05 · good 28.70 · good good
Wed 10:00 0.42 · high 0.71 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.42 · high 0.18 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.42 · high 0.29 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.42 · high 0.90 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.42 · high 1.47 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.42 · high 1.91 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.42 · high 1.98 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.42 · high 2.03 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.42 · high 2.32 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.42 · high 2.39 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.40 · high 2.44 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.40 · high 2.33 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.40 · high 2.33 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.38 · high 2.42 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.38 · high 1.39 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Thu 01:00 0.38 · high 0.75 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Thu 02:00 0.36 · good 1.54 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Thu 03:00 0.36 · good 2.45 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Thu 04:00 0.34 · good 3.54 · good 28.70 · good good
Thu 05:00 0.34 · good 3.42 · good 28.80 · good excellent
Thu 06:00 0.32 · good 3.07 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 07:00 0.32 · good 2.86 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 08:00 0.32 · good 2.92 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 09:00 0.32 · good 2.06 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 10:00 0.32 · good 0.78 · good 28.70 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.34 · good 1.60 · good 28.70 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.34 · good 2.25 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.34 · good 1.40 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.34 · good 0.58 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.34 · good 0.76 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.34 · good 1.00 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.32 · good 1.47 · good 28.50 · good poor