# Raja Ampat snorkeling forecast

Raja Ampat has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 11:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

- Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T10:35:01.949333+08:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 7.7/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 38%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T08:29:14.669964+08:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/indonesia/raja-ampat/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 29.8 °C (85.6 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.2 °C (-0.4 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7478055555555555 | yes | 0.04 | 2.7 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7517222222222222 | yes | 0.06 | 2.37 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6962518518518518 | yes | 0.06 | 2.44 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6692055555555554 | yes | 0.08 | 2.67 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7491444444444444 | yes | 0.08 | 2.34 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7554129629629629 | yes | 0.08 | 1.81 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7662925925925925 | yes | 0.08 | 1.34 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 1.15 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.26 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.23 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.21 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.12 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 0.89 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 0.46 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 0.75 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.08 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.11 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 0.39 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 0.57 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 0.68 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 2.4 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.7854907407407408 | yes | 0.12 | 3.28 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+08:00 | excellent | 0.752724074074074 | yes | 0.16 | 3.7 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6985518518518518 | yes | 0.22 | 4.21 | 29.8 |

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