Thursday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Cathedral Cove Snorkel Report Today
New Zealand · Updated Wed 18:11 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Marginal Report Thu 06:23Cathedral 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.
No good model window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
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 (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 Thu 10:00.
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 19:00
Thu 07:00, Thu 19:00, Fri 20:00, Sat 08:00
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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
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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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72-hour historical overview
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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 |
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| No hourly data is available for this window. | ||||