Can you snorkel in Goat Island today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Goat Island starts Mon 00:00. Around 4% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Goat Island?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Goat Island so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Goat Island Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Sat 05:03 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 18:46

Goat Island has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 12:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 5.7/10

Best time: Mon 12:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

07:27

Sunset

17:26

Water

14.7°C

Max air

12.2°C

Sky

Clear

13% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Mon 00:00 (4% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Mon 00:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Sea temperature (46 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)
Waves (21 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 10/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 12:00.

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 12:00

Sun 11:00, Sun 23:00, Mon 12:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Poor Knights Islands

89 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 06:00 – Wed 06:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.57 around Mon 12:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.72 to 3.88m/s).

Tides range from -0.89m to 1.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Sun 07:00	0.32 · good	3.88 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 08:00	0.32 · good	3.40 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 09:00	0.30 · good	2.62 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 10:00	0.28 · good	2.51 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 11:00	0.28 · good	2.60 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 12:00	0.26 · good	2.60 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 13:00	0.26 · good	2.44 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 14:00	0.26 · good	1.54 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 15:00	0.26 · good	1.23 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 16:00	0.26 · good	1.20 · good	14.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 17:00	0.24 · good	1.52 · good	14.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 18:00	0.24 · good	1.35 · good	14.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 19:00	0.24 · good	1.45 · good	14.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 20:00	0.22 · good	1.72 · good	14.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 21:00	0.22 · good	1.77 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 22:00	0.22 · good	0.95 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 23:00	0.22 · good	0.75 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 00:00	0.22 · good	0.74 · good	14.60 · out of range	good
Mon 01:00	0.22 · good	0.72 · good	14.60 · out of range	fair
Mon 02:00	0.22 · good	1.42 · good	14.70 · out of range	fair
Mon 03:00	0.22 · good	1.21 · good	14.70 · out of range	fair
Mon 04:00	0.24 · good	1.46 · good	14.70 · out of range	fair
Mon 05:00	0.28 · good	0.86 · good	14.70 · out of range	good
Mon 06:00	0.30 · good	1.33 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 07:00	0.34 · good	1.39 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 08:00	0.40 · high	1.94 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 09:00	0.44 · high	2.15 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 10:00	0.48 · high	2.46 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 11:00	0.54 · high	1.47 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 12:00	0.58 · high	1.76 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 13:00	0.62 · high	2.21 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 14:00	0.66 · high	1.92 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 15:00	0.70 · high	1.88 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 16:00	0.70 · high	2.50 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 17:00	0.72 · high	2.68 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 18:00	0.72 · high	3.31 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 19:00	0.70 · high	3.65 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 20:00	0.68 · high	3.50 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 21:00	0.66 · high	3.63 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 22:00	0.64 · high	3.87 · good	14.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 23:00	0.64 · high	4.55 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 00:00	0.62 · high	4.96 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 01:00	0.60 · high	4.63 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 02:00	0.58 · high	4.25 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 03:00	0.56 · high	3.28 · good	14.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 04:00	0.54 · high	2.76 · good	14.70 · out of range	fair