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Cathedral Cove Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Wed 11:46 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 00:00

Cathedral Cove looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.5/10

Best time: Thu 12:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:04

Sunset

17:40

Water

15.5°C

Max air

16.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 00:00: Poor (0.35) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 05:00: Poor (0.31) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Sat 04:00: Poor (0.31) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Sea temperature (70 hours)
  • Darkness (52 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 15/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 09:00.

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: Wed 18:00

Wed 18:00, Thu 07:00, Thu 19:00, Fri 20:00, Sat 08:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Goat Island

108 km away

❌ Poor

Poor Knights Islands

179 km away

❌ Poor

Bay of Islands

235 km away

❌ Poor

Abel Tasman

511 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Thu 12:00; 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 1.28m to 2.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.05 to 5.38m/s).

Tides range from -0.61m to 1.29m; 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 13:00 2.10 · high 3.61 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 14:00 2.14 · high 4.16 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 2.20 · high 5.38 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 2.14 · high 4.63 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 2.06 · high 2.30 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 2.00 · high 3.81 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 1.94 · high 2.90 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 1.88 · high 3.88 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 1.82 · high 1.60 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 1.76 · high 1.88 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 1.72 · high 1.39 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 1.66 · high 0.65 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 1.62 · high 1.03 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 1.58 · high 1.60 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 1.54 · high 1.65 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 1.52 · high 1.31 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 1.48 · high 1.18 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 1.46 · high 0.38 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 1.42 · high 0.05 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 1.40 · high 0.36 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 1.36 · high 1.06 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 1.34 · high 0.51 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 1.30 · high 0.07 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 1.28 · high 0.72 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 1.26 · high 0.35 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 1.22 · high 0.57 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 1.20 · high 1.01 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 1.20 · high 1.15 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 1.20 · high 1.39 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 1.20 · high 1.37 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 1.20 · high 1.75 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 1.22 · high 2.52 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 1.22 · high 2.97 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 1.22 · high 3.47 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 1.24 · high 3.54 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 1.24 · high 3.41 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 1.24 · high 3.51 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 1.24 · high 3.48 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 1.24 · high 3.19 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 1.24 · high 3.24 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 1.24 · high 2.90 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 1.24 · high 2.24 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 1.26 · high 2.37 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 1.26 · high 2.29 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 1.28 · high 2.66 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 1.28 · high 2.49 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 1.30 · high 2.26 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 1.30 · high 2.60 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 1.32 · high 2.50 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 1.32 · high 2.45 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 1.34 · high 2.81 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 1.36 · high 2.51 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 1.40 · high 1.91 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 1.42 · high 1.26 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 1.44 · high 1.31 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 1.46 · high 2.28 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 1.48 · high 1.31 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 1.48 · high 2.05 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 1.48 · high 3.58 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 1.48 · high 5.06 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 1.48 · high 6.09 · high 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 1.50 · high 5.45 · high 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 1.50 · high 5.44 · high 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 1.50 · high 5.39 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 1.52 · high 5.30 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 1.52 · high 5.26 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 07:00 1.52 · high 5.45 · high 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 08:00 1.54 · high 5.66 · high 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 09:00 1.54 · high 5.30 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 10:00 1.52 · high 5.02 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor