MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goat Island Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Sat 16:35 (NZDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 16:35 (NZDT)

Goat Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.6/10

Sat 18:00 (NZDT)

Later today

Fair · 5.1/10

Sat 19:00 (NZDT)

Next three days

Good · 6.9/10

Tue 14:00 (NZDT)

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

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Sat 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:35

Sunset

19:38

Water

17.0°C

Max air

13.1°C

Sky

Clear

4% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 13:00–15:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 13:00 and lasts until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (67 hours)
  • Darkness (51 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 16/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

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: Sun 00:00

Sun 00:00, Sun 13:00, Mon 01:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 02:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Poor Knights Islands

89 km away

❌ Poor

Cathedral Cove

108 km away

✅ Good

Bay of Islands

133 km away

✅ Good

Abel Tasman

536 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 18:00 – Fri 18:00 (NZDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Tue 19:00; 7 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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14/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.52 to 4.73m/s).

Tides range from -0.88m to 1.18m; 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
Tue 18:00 0.38 · high 3.11 · good 17.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 19:00 0.36 · good 2.52 · good 17.50 · out of range Good
Tue 20:00 0.36 · good 3.05 · good 17.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.36 · good 2.90 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.36 · good 2.98 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.36 · good 2.91 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.36 · good 4.31 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 0.36 · good 3.74 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 0.36 · good 3.81 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 0.36 · good 4.00 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 0.36 · good 3.66 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 0.36 · good 3.42 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 0.36 · good 2.69 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 07:00 0.36 · good 2.58 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 08:00 0.36 · good 2.75 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 09:00 0.38 · high 3.72 · good 17.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 10:00 0.38 · high 3.80 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 11:00 0.40 · high 4.07 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 12:00 0.44 · high 3.93 · good 17.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 13:00 0.46 · high 4.22 · good 17.50 · out of range Fair
Wed 14:00 0.50 · high 4.73 · good 17.50 · out of range Fair
Wed 15:00 0.54 · high 3.88 · good 17.50 · out of range Fair
Wed 16:00 0.58 · high 4.10 · good 17.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 17:00 0.64 · high 3.43 · good 17.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 18:00 0.72 · high 4.26 · good 17.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.78 · high 4.59 · good 17.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.80 · high 5.68 · high 17.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.84 · high 6.05 · high 17.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 0.86 · high 6.06 · high 17.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 0.86 · high 6.29 · high 17.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 0.94 · high 6.85 · high 17.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 0.98 · high 6.70 · high 17.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 0.98 · high 7.40 · high 17.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 0.98 · high 7.35 · high 17.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.90 · high 5.82 · high 17.40 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.90 · high 6.04 · high 17.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 0.92 · high 6.17 · high 17.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 0.92 · high 6.38 · high 17.30 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 0.96 · high 7.37 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 1.02 · high 7.54 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 1.06 · high 7.32 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 1.02 · high 5.02 · good 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 0.96 · high 6.61 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 0.92 · high 5.95 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 14:00 0.88 · high 5.84 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 15:00 0.86 · high 7.07 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 16:00 0.82 · high 8.05 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 17:00 0.82 · high 8.64 · high 17.20 · out of range Poor
Thu 18:00 0.80 · high 9.02 · high 17.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.80 · high 6.72 · high 17.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.84 · high 5.68 · high 17.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.86 · high 5.37 · good 17.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.90 · high 5.64 · high 17.00 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.92 · high 6.03 · high 17.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.94 · high 5.80 · high 17.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.80 · high 6.17 · high 16.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.78 · high 5.93 · high 16.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.78 · high 5.88 · high 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 5.05 · good 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 0.66 · high 5.02 · good 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 0.60 · high 3.94 · good 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 0.52 · high 4.16 · good 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 0.52 · high 3.73 · good 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 0.52 · high 5.63 · high 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 0.52 · high 5.42 · high 16.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 11:00 0.54 · high 6.02 · high 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 12:00 0.58 · high 5.97 · high 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 13:00 0.60 · high 6.05 · high 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 14:00 0.58 · high 5.89 · high 16.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 15:00 0.54 · high 6.43 · high 16.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 16:00 0.52 · high 6.57 · high 16.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 17:00 0.50 · high 6.87 · high 16.90 · out of range Poor