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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 historical data

Mon 13:00 – Thu 13:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.3 around Wed 14:00; 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 0.66m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.69 to 4.64m/s).

Tides range from -1.42m to 1.94m; 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
Tue 15:00 0.70 · high 4.49 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 16:00 0.68 · high 4.37 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 17:00 0.68 · high 4.55 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 18:00 0.66 · high 4.64 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.68 · high 4.08 · good 12.10 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.70 · high 3.45 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.72 · high 3.35 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.74 · high 3.75 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.76 · high 3.75 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.78 · high 3.49 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 0.80 · high 3.07 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 0.82 · high 3.00 · good 12.20 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 0.84 · high 3.04 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 0.86 · high 2.55 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 0.86 · high 2.21 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 0.88 · high 2.21 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 07:00 0.88 · high 2.09 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 08:00 0.88 · high 1.74 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 09:00 0.88 · high 1.69 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 10:00 0.86 · high 2.00 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 11:00 0.86 · high 1.73 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 12:00 0.84 · high 2.10 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 13:00 0.92 · high 1.95 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 14:00 1.02 · high 2.37 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 1.10 · high 2.64 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 1.20 · high 3.07 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 1.28 · high 2.11 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 1.38 · high 1.84 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 1.36 · high 2.03 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 1.34 · high 2.44 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 1.32 · high 2.77 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 1.28 · high 2.24 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 1.22 · high 2.92 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 1.18 · high 3.11 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 1.14 · high 3.24 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 1.08 · high 2.09 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 1.04 · high 0.51 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.98 · high 0.16 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.94 · high 1.12 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.88 · high 1.15 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.84 · high 0.79 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 0.78 · high 1.19 · good 12.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 0.74 · high 1.12 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 0.70 · high 1.49 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 0.66 · high 1.60 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.62 · high 1.25 · good 12.30 · out of range Poor