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Abel Tasman Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Sat 16:44 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 05:12

Abel Tasman has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 17:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 1.1/10

Best time: Tue 17:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 9.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:46

Sunset

18:07

Water

13.0°C

Max air

13.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Tue 05:00–06:00 (3% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 05:00 and lasts until 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (70 hours)
  • Waves (50 hours)
  • Darkness (49 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 16/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Sun 17:00

Sun 05:00, Sun 17:00, Mon 06:00, Mon 19:00, Tue 07:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Cathedral Cove

511 km away

❌ Poor

Goat Island

536 km away

✅ Good

Poor Knights Islands

621 km away

❌ Poor

Bay of Islands

637 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 17:00 – Tue 17:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.11 around Sun 13:00; 0 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.98m to 1.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 4/24 sampled hours (range 3.04 to 9.75m/s).

Tides range from -0.7m to 1.18m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Sat 18:00 0.98 · high 7.23 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 1.04 · high 7.38 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 1.10 · high 7.35 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 1.16 · high 7.75 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 1.20 · high 8.05 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 1.26 · high 8.54 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 1.30 · high 8.45 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 1.40 · high 8.31 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 1.48 · high 8.56 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 1.58 · high 9.17 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 1.56 · high 9.75 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 1.52 · high 9.09 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 1.50 · high 8.62 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 07:00 1.50 · high 7.87 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 08:00 1.48 · high 7.82 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 09:00 1.48 · high 6.87 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 10:00 1.38 · high 6.15 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 11:00 1.28 · high 4.42 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 12:00 1.18 · high 3.04 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 13:00 1.16 · high 4.80 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 14:00 1.12 · high 6.14 · high 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 15:00 1.10 · high 4.32 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 16:00 1.10 · high 9.47 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 17:00 1.12 · high 6.58 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 18:00 1.12 · high 7.40 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 1.28 · high 9.61 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 1.44 · high 9.87 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 1.60 · high 8.75 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 1.52 · high 9.43 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 1.44 · high 9.40 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 1.36 · high 9.38 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 1.28 · high 8.83 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 1.18 · high 7.39 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 1.10 · high 6.88 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 1.04 · high 6.72 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.96 · high 6.31 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.90 · high 5.69 · high 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 07:00 0.86 · high 4.84 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 08:00 0.84 · high 4.19 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 09:00 0.80 · high 3.89 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 10:00 0.76 · high 4.07 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 11:00 0.70 · high 3.72 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 12:00 0.66 · high 3.14 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 13:00 0.62 · high 2.70 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 14:00 0.56 · high 2.37 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 15:00 0.52 · high 2.02 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 16:00 0.48 · high 1.81 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 17:00 0.44 · high 1.40 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 18:00 0.40 · high 0.91 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.38 · high 0.62 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.36 · good 0.57 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.34 · good 0.43 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.32 · good 0.36 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.32 · good 0.57 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.30 · good 0.95 · good 13.10 · out of range Fair
Tue 01:00 0.28 · good 1.25 · good 13.10 · out of range Fair
Tue 02:00 0.28 · good 1.58 · good 13.10 · out of range Fair
Tue 03:00 0.26 · good 1.88 · good 13.10 · out of range Fair
Tue 04:00 0.26 · good 1.91 · good 13.10 · out of range Fair
Tue 05:00 0.26 · good 1.41 · good 13.10 · out of range Good
Tue 06:00 0.26 · good 0.65 · good 13.10 · out of range Good
Tue 07:00 0.26 · good 0.83 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 1.17 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 3.56 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 3.96 · good 13.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 11:00 0.24 · good 3.92 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Tue 12:00 0.24 · good 3.93 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Tue 13:00 0.24 · good 3.52 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Tue 14:00 0.26 · good 3.36 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor
Tue 15:00 0.26 · good 3.15 · good 13.00 · out of range Poor