MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Raja Ampat Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Sat 08:29 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Raja Ampat has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 12:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.5/10

Sat 11:00 (WITA)

Later today

Excellent · 7.7/10

Sat 17:00 (WITA)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.9/10

Sun 08:00 (WITA)

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

Score: 7.7/10

Best time: Sat 12:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

04:59

Sunset

17:06

Water

30.0°C

Max air

28.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

90% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 12:00–17:00 (37% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 12:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (60 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 13:00.

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

Sat 19:00, Sun 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Indonesia

Bunaken

671 km away

✅ Good

Wakatobi

955 km away

✅ Good

Derawan

1391 km away

✅ Good

Labuan Bajo

1493 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 11:00 – Sun 11:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.8 around Fri 08:00; 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 0.04m to 0.08m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.51 to 2.51m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 1.1m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 11:00 0.04 · good 2.25 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.04 · good 1.84 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.04 · good 1.79 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Thu 14:00 0.04 · good 1.12 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Thu 15:00 0.04 · good 0.86 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Thu 16:00 0.04 · good 0.62 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Thu 17:00 0.04 · good 1.12 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Thu 18:00 0.04 · good 0.90 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.04 · good 0.51 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.04 · good 0.97 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.04 · good 1.60 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.06 · good 1.61 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.06 · good 1.39 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.06 · good 1.20 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.06 · good 0.90 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.06 · good 0.82 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.06 · good 0.86 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.08 · good 1.00 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.08 · good 0.89 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.08 · good 1.37 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.08 · good 2.12 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.08 · good 1.68 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.08 · good 1.66 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.06 · good 2.51 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.06 · good 1.05 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.06 · good 0.76 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.06 · good 1.65 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Fri 14:00 0.06 · good 0.05 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Fri 15:00 0.06 · good 0.56 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.06 · good 0.43 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.06 · good 0.18 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Fri 18:00 0.06 · good 0.54 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.08 · good 0.15 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.08 · good 0.25 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.08 · good 0.16 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.06 · good 0.57 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.06 · good 0.70 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.06 · good 0.57 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.06 · good 0.60 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.06 · good 1.25 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.06 · good 1.31 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.04 · good 0.60 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.04 · good 0.30 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.04 · good 1.43 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.04 · good 1.91 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.04 · good 1.34 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.04 · good 2.29 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.04 · good 2.08 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.04 · good 2.74 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.06 · good 1.60 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sat 13:00 0.06 · good 1.35 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.06 · good 1.00 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.06 · good 0.51 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 16:00 0.06 · good 0.53 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Sat 17:00 0.06 · good 0.25 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.06 · good 0.05 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.06 · good 0.00 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.06 · good 0.21 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.06 · good 1.53 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.06 · good 0.58 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.06 · good 1.08 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.06 · good 1.15 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.04 · good 0.85 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.04 · good 1.06 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.04 · good 0.90 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.04 · good 0.45 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.04 · good 0.45 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.04 · good 1.05 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.04 · good 1.55 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.04 · good 1.95 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.04 · good 2.30 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.04 · good 2.95 · good 29.90 · good Excellent