Friday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Bay of Islands Snorkel Report Today
New Zealand · Updated Thu 17:13 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Marginal Report Fri 05:33Bay of Islands looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.
Score: 2.8/10
Best time: Sun 17:00
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
Best afternoon signal: Fri 13:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.7 m/s.
No good model window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
Saturday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Sunday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Best available hours
- Sun 05:00: Poor (0.32) · still limited by waves, wind
- Fri 01:00: Poor (0.28) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
- Sun 00:00: Poor (0.28) · still limited by waves, wind
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (71 hours)
- Sea temperature (71 hours)
- Darkness (53 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Fri 13:00.
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: Thu 20:00
Thu 20:00, Fri 08:00, Fri 21:00, Sat 09:00, Sat 21:00, Sun 10:00
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Advanced forecast data
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Sat 17:00 – Tue 17:00 (NZST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 03:00; 0 of 2 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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0/2 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.28m to 1.3m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/2 sampled hours (range 7.24 to 7.3m/s).
Tides range from 0.33m to 0.75m; 0 of 2 hours are in or near peak slack windows.
72-hour historical overview
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
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 | 1.28 · high | 7.30 · high | 16.10 · out of range | Poor |
| Tue 16:00 | 1.30 · high | 7.24 · high | 16.10 · out of range | Poor |