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Abel Tasman Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Wed 12:56 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 01:13

Abel Tasman has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 15:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 2.8/10

Best time: Fri 15:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:22

Sunset

17:44

Water

12.3°C

Max air

14.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Fri 03:00–05:00 (13% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Fri 03:00 and lasts until 05:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (55 hours)
  • Darkness (52 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 12:00.

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

Wed 22:00, Thu 10:00, Thu 22:00, Fri 11:00, Fri 23:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Cathedral Cove

511 km away

❌ Poor

Goat Island

536 km away

❌ Poor

Poor Knights Islands

621 km away

❌ Poor

Bay of Islands

637 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 13:00 – Sat 13:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.28 around Thu 17:00; 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 0.54m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.34 to 3.49m/s).

Tides range from -1.51m to 2.09m; 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
Wed 14:00 0.98 · high 1.71 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 1.02 · high 1.72 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 1.00 · high 1.94 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 1.00 · high 2.71 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 0.98 · high 2.46 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.98 · high 2.09 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.98 · high 1.92 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.98 · high 2.53 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 1.00 · high 3.49 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 1.00 · high 2.04 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 1.02 · high 1.52 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 1.00 · high 0.35 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 0.98 · high 1.35 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 0.96 · high 1.38 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.92 · high 1.00 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.88 · high 0.88 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.84 · high 0.50 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.80 · high 0.34 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 0.76 · high 0.76 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 0.72 · high 1.74 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 0.68 · high 1.92 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 0.62 · high 1.91 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.58 · high 2.20 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 0.54 · high 2.05 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 0.50 · high 1.35 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 0.46 · high 1.15 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 0.44 · high 1.25 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 0.42 · high 1.69 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 1.00 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.38 · high 0.86 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.36 · good 1.29 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.34 · good 1.82 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.32 · good 1.61 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.32 · good 1.05 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.30 · good 1.12 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Fri 01:00 0.28 · good 1.65 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Fri 02:00 0.28 · good 1.90 · good 12.30 · out of range Fair
Fri 03:00 0.26 · good 1.21 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Fri 04:00 0.24 · good 1.88 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Fri 05:00 0.24 · good 1.59 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Fri 06:00 0.22 · good 0.51 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 0.22 · good 0.16 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 0.22 · good 0.35 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 0.22 · good 0.35 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 0.22 · good 0.27 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 0.24 · good 0.27 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 0.24 · good 0.36 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 0.24 · good 0.70 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 0.22 · good 0.91 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 0.22 · good 0.96 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 0.20 · good 0.61 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 0.20 · good 0.45 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 0.18 · good 0.20 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.16 · good 0.21 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.16 · good 0.38 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.14 · good 1.06 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.14 · good 0.57 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.14 · good 0.80 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.14 · good 0.59 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 01:00 0.14 · good 1.61 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 02:00 0.12 · good 2.52 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 03:00 0.12 · good 1.98 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 04:00 0.12 · good 1.46 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 05:00 0.14 · good 1.70 · good 12.40 · out of range Good
Sat 06:00 0.14 · good 1.80 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 07:00 0.16 · good 2.28 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 08:00 0.20 · good 0.98 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 09:00 0.22 · good 1.46 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 10:00 0.24 · good 1.82 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 11:00 0.28 · good 1.30 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor