Friday
✅ Good conditions
Main blocker: Sea temperature
Abel Tasman Snorkel Report Today
New Zealand · Updated Thu 14:53 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Go in the best window Report Fri 03:14Abel Tasman has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 17:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.
Score: 5.6/10
Best time: Fri 17:00
Main risk: Sea Temperature
No useful morning window is showing yet.
Best afternoon signal: Fri 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.9 m/s.
Good window is available today
Next good model window: Fri 05:00 (7% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)
3-day planner
Saturday
✅ Good conditions
Main blocker: Sea temperature
Sunday
⚠️ Fair conditions
Main blocker: Sea temperature
Best available hours
The next good model window starts at Fri 05:00.
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Sea temperature (70 hours)
- Darkness (52 hours)
- Tide/current (50 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Fri 11:00.
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
Next early morning high tide: Sun 12:00
Thu 22:00, Fri 11:00, Fri 23:00, Sat 11:00, Sun 00:00, Sun 12:00
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Advanced forecast data
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Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (NZST)
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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
No score data is available for the next 24 hours yet.
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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No wave-height trend data is available for the next 24 hours yet.
No wind-speed trend data is available for the next 24 hours yet.
No tide trend data is available for the next 24 hours yet.
72-hour historical overview
No hourly data is available for this 72-hour window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No hourly data is available for this window. | ||||