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Goat Island Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Tue 04:15 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 03:08

Goat Island has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 13:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Thu 13:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 14:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:26

Sunset

17:28

Water

14.5°C

Max air

14.7°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 01:00–03:00 (5% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 01:00 until 03:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (60 hours)
  • Darkness (44 hours)
  • Waves (14 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 12/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

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 13:00

Wed 01:00, Wed 13:00, Thu 02:00, Thu 14:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Poor Knights Islands

89 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 15:00 – Fri 15:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Wed 14:00; 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 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.2 to 2.65m/s).

Tides range from -1.12m to 1.37m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 15:00 0.36 · good 2.50 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 0.34 · good 2.42 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 0.34 · good 2.47 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 0.32 · good 2.35 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 0.32 · good 2.19 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 0.30 · good 2.09 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 0.30 · good 2.09 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 0.30 · good 2.40 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 0.28 · good 2.33 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 0.28 · good 2.42 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Wed 01:00 0.28 · good 2.51 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Wed 02:00 0.26 · good 2.41 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Wed 03:00 0.26 · good 2.48 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Wed 04:00 0.26 · good 2.31 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Wed 05:00 0.26 · good 2.02 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Wed 06:00 0.26 · good 2.08 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 0.24 · good 1.20 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 0.22 · good 1.20 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 0.22 · good 1.46 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 0.22 · good 1.95 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 0.22 · good 2.00 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 0.22 · good 2.10 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 0.22 · good 2.40 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 0.22 · good 2.65 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 0.22 · good 2.43 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 0.22 · good 2.15 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 0.20 · good 1.88 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 0.20 · good 1.91 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 0.20 · good 2.01 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 0.20 · good 2.25 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 0.20 · good 2.18 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 0.20 · good 1.76 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 0.20 · good 1.95 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 0.20 · good 3.20 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Thu 01:00 0.20 · good 3.98 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Thu 02:00 0.20 · good 4.63 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Thu 03:00 0.20 · good 4.24 · good 14.60 · out of range good
Thu 04:00 0.20 · good 3.96 · good 14.60 · out of range good
Thu 05:00 0.22 · good 3.56 · good 14.60 · out of range good
Thu 06:00 0.22 · good 3.76 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 0.24 · good 3.64 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 0.28 · good 3.58 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 3.24 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 0.30 · good 3.05 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 0.30 · good 3.42 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 0.30 · good 3.61 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 0.30 · good 3.46 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 0.30 · good 3.15 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 0.30 · good 3.03 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 0.30 · good 2.84 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 0.30 · good 3.05 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 0.30 · good 2.76 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 0.30 · good 2.70 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 0.32 · good 2.73 · good 14.40 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 0.32 · good 2.83 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 0.32 · good 2.67 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 0.32 · good 3.05 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 0.32 · good 3.49 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Fri 01:00 0.34 · good 4.12 · good 14.50 · out of range fair
Fri 02:00 0.36 · good 4.56 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Fri 03:00 0.38 · high 4.81 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Fri 04:00 0.40 · high 4.36 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Fri 05:00 0.40 · high 4.11 · good 14.60 · out of range fair
Fri 06:00 0.42 · high 3.23 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 0.40 · high 2.99 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 0.40 · high 2.73 · good 14.60 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 0.38 · high 2.52 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 0.36 · good 2.36 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 0.36 · good 2.33 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 0.34 · good 2.25 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 0.34 · good 2.22 · good 14.50 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 0.32 · good 2.68 · good 14.40 · out of range poor