# Bay of Islands snorkeling forecast

Bay of Islands looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Bay of Islands, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-09-27T03:24:17.582688+13:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 1.5/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-09-27T01:52:43.453133+12:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 15.7 °C (60.3 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 9: 15.6 °C (60.1 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 9 normal: +0.1 °C (+0.2 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-27T04:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 3.51 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T05:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.01 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T06:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.54 | 5.23 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T07:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.86 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T08:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 4.61 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T09:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.72 | 4.15 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T10:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 7.62 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T11:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.88 | 8.73 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T12:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.94 | 9.09 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T13:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.030961111111111092 | no | 1.02 | 10.05 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T14:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.07157222222222225 | no | 1.06 | 10.11 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T15:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.08 | 10.88 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T16:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.013399999999999981 | no | 1.12 | 9.72 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T17:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.011231481481481453 | no | 1.08 | 9.71 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T18:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.11623148148148149 | no | 1.06 | 8.09 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T19:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.1495185185185185 | no | 1.02 | 7.3 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T20:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.96 | 7.3 | 15.8 |
| 2026-09-27T21:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.88 | 5.26 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T22:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.82 | 5.15 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-27T23:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.76 | 4.66 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-28T00:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 4.52 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-28T01:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.64 | 3.14 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-28T02:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.6 | 3.04 | 15.7 |
| 2026-09-28T03:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 3.07 | 15.6 |

## Nearby spots

- [Abel Tasman](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/index.md)
- [Cathedral Cove](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/cathedral-cove/index.md)
- [Goat Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/index.md)
- [Poor Knights Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/index.md)