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Cathedral Cove Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Wed 12:56 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 01:14

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

Score: 3.3/10

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 2.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:04

Sunset

17:40

Water

15.5°C

Max air

17.5°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 (0.33) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 05:00: Poor (0.31) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 01:00: 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 05:00.

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

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Wed 13:00 – Sat 13:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 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 0.86m to 1.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 5.22m/s).

Tides range from -0.62m to 1.28m; 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 14:00 1.42 · high 4.84 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 15:00 1.42 · high 5.18 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 16:00 1.40 · high 5.22 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 17:00 1.36 · high 3.56 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 18:00 1.34 · high 3.57 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 1.30 · high 1.86 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 1.26 · high 2.79 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 1.22 · high 2.98 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 1.18 · high 2.18 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 1.16 · high 2.52 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 1.12 · high 0.85 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 1.10 · high 1.23 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 1.06 · high 2.15 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 1.04 · high 2.21 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 1.02 · high 1.52 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 1.00 · high 0.87 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.98 · high 0.68 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.96 · high 0.35 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 0.94 · high 0.20 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 0.92 · high 0.53 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 0.90 · high 0.71 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 0.90 · high 0.60 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.88 · high 0.53 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 0.86 · high 0.53 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 0.86 · high 0.96 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 0.84 · high 1.43 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 0.84 · high 1.71 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 0.82 · high 1.95 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 0.82 · high 1.70 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.82 · high 2.30 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.80 · high 2.46 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.80 · high 2.55 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.80 · high 3.73 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.82 · high 4.00 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.82 · high 3.74 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.82 · high 3.81 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.82 · high 4.92 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.82 · high 4.65 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.82 · high 3.79 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 0.82 · high 3.83 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 0.82 · high 2.86 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 0.82 · high 2.36 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 0.82 · high 2.62 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 0.82 · high 2.74 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 0.82 · high 3.01 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 0.82 · high 3.43 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 0.82 · high 3.41 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 0.82 · high 3.18 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 0.84 · high 3.06 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 0.84 · high 3.14 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 0.84 · high 3.32 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 0.86 · high 3.28 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 18:00 0.86 · high 2.89 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.86 · high 2.12 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.88 · high 2.55 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.88 · high 2.44 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.88 · high 2.78 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.90 · high 3.91 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.90 · high 4.41 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 0.92 · high 4.92 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 0.92 · high 3.78 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 0.94 · high 3.04 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 0.94 · high 3.94 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 0.92 · high 4.46 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 0.92 · high 4.31 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 07:00 0.92 · high 3.71 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 08:00 0.90 · high 3.83 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 09:00 0.90 · high 4.05 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 10:00 0.88 · high 3.58 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 11:00 0.88 · high 3.14 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor