MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Raja Ampat Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Sat 14:43 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Raja Ampat has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 15:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.7/10

Sat 14:00 (WITA)

Later today

Excellent · 7.6/10

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: 7.6/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

04:59

Sunset

17:06

Water

30.1°C

Max air

26.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 15:00–17:00 (41% 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

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 15:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (57 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 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

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

Sun 14:00 – Wed 14:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.84 around Mon 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 0.06m to 0.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.3 to 2.31m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 1.22m; 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
Sun 14:00 0.12 · good 1.38 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 15:00 0.12 · good 1.39 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.14 · good 0.95 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.14 · good 1.10 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.14 · good 1.21 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.14 · good 0.78 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.14 · good 0.85 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.12 · good 0.87 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.12 · good 1.06 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.10 · good 1.19 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.10 · good 0.63 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.08 · good 0.30 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.08 · good 0.85 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.08 · good 0.76 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.08 · good 0.59 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.08 · good 0.47 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.08 · good 0.85 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.06 · good 0.89 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.06 · good 1.10 · good 29.50 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.06 · good 1.07 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.06 · good 0.95 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.06 · good 2.23 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.06 · good 2.31 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.06 · good 1.41 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.06 · good 0.85 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.06 · good 0.29 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.06 · good 0.36 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.06 · good 0.30 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.06 · good 0.73 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 0.08 · good 0.62 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.08 · good 0.55 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.08 · good 0.35 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.06 · good 0.00 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.06 · good 0.25 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.06 · good 1.21 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.04 · good 0.05 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.04 · good 0.30 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.04 · good 0.29 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.04 · good 0.90 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.04 · good 0.65 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.04 · good 1.24 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.04 · good 2.36 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.04 · good 0.65 · good 29.50 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.04 · good 0.72 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.04 · good 1.16 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.04 · good 1.00 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.04 · good 0.45 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.04 · good 0.07 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.04 · good 0.51 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.04 · good 0.36 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.04 · good 0.30 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.04 · good 0.62 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Tue 18:00 0.04 · good 0.49 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.04 · good 0.63 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.04 · good 0.91 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.04 · good 0.52 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.04 · good 0.40 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.04 · good 0.38 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.04 · good 0.38 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.04 · good 0.40 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.04 · good 0.65 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.04 · good 0.80 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.04 · good 0.86 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.04 · good 0.67 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.04 · good 0.50 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.04 · good 0.43 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.04 · good 1.43 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.04 · good 1.33 · good 29.50 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.04 · good 1.57 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.04 · good 1.76 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.04 · good 1.79 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.04 · good 1.38 · good 30.00 · good Excellent