Cathedral Cove Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Sun 19:35 (NZDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 19:35 (NZDT)

Cathedral Cove has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 2.1/10

Sun 19:00 (NZDT)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 5.9/10

Wed 18:00 (NZDT)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:59

Sunset

19:17

Water

15.5°C

Max air

11.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 19:00 (8% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (71 hours)
  • Darkness (51 hours)
  • Waves (41 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 12/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 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: Mon 08:00

Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 20:00, Tue 09:00, Tue 21:00, Wed 10:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Goat Island

108 km away

✅ Good

Poor Knights Islands

179 km away

✅ Good

Bay of Islands

235 km away

✅ Good

Abel Tasman

511 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 19:00 – Tue 19:00 (NZDT)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.51 around Sun 18:00; 6 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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10/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 2.77 to 7.56m/s).

Tides range from -0.75m to 1.11m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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
Sat 19:00 0.36 · good 4.16 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.36 · good 4.11 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.36 · good 4.82 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.34 · good 4.88 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.32 · good 4.92 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.32 · good 4.99 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.34 · good 5.50 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.34 · good 6.19 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.36 · good 6.75 · high 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.38 · high 7.05 · high 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 0.38 · high 6.95 · high 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 0.40 · high 3.34 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 07:00 0.42 · high 2.77 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 08:00 0.40 · high 3.55 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Sun 09:00 0.42 · high 6.42 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 10:00 0.44 · high 6.87 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 11:00 0.46 · high 6.93 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 12:00 0.48 · high 7.09 · high 15.40 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 0.48 · high 7.50 · high 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 14:00 0.48 · high 7.56 · high 15.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 0.48 · high 7.00 · high 15.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 0.44 · high 6.29 · high 15.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 0.40 · high 5.39 · good 15.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 0.36 · good 4.38 · good 15.50 · out of range Fair
Sun 19:00 0.34 · good 4.40 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.30 · good 4.94 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.28 · good 5.00 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.28 · good 4.41 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.28 · good 4.09 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 0.26 · good 3.18 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 0.24 · good 2.09 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 0.24 · good 1.96 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 0.22 · good 2.12 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 0.22 · good 2.04 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.20 · good 1.95 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.20 · good 0.39 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 07:00 0.20 · good 0.43 · good 15.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 08:00 0.20 · good 2.00 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 09:00 0.20 · good 2.80 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 10:00 0.20 · good 3.08 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 11:00 0.20 · good 3.61 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 12:00 0.20 · good 4.54 · good 15.50 · out of range Good
Mon 13:00 0.20 · good 4.56 · good 15.50 · out of range Good
Mon 14:00 0.20 · good 4.87 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Mon 15:00 0.20 · good 4.81 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Mon 16:00 0.20 · good 4.35 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.22 · good 3.83 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 2.83 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Mon 19:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.24 · good 2.60 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.26 · good 2.28 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.26 · good 1.92 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 1.81 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 1.52 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.22 · good 1.57 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 0.22 · good 1.63 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 0.22 · good 1.70 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 0.22 · good 1.61 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 0.22 · good 1.48 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 1.66 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 07:00 0.22 · good 2.08 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 08:00 0.24 · good 1.46 · good 15.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 09:00 0.24 · good 0.81 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 10:00 0.24 · good 0.82 · good 15.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 11:00 0.24 · good 2.20 · good 15.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 12:00 0.24 · good 3.11 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Tue 13:00 0.24 · good 3.26 · good 15.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 14:00 0.26 · good 2.97 · good 15.70 · out of range Fair
Tue 15:00 0.26 · good 2.80 · good 15.70 · out of range Fair
Tue 16:00 0.26 · good 2.44 · good 15.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 17:00 0.26 · good 1.90 · good 15.60 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.26 · good 0.67 · good 15.60 · out of range Good