# Goat Island snorkeling forecast

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

- Location: Goat Island, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T15:35:55.479773+13:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 5.1/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T13:28:30.129237+13:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 16.9 °C (62.4 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.5 °C (+0.9 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.3683888888888888 | no | 0.48 | 4.44 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.34838888888888875 | no | 0.48 | 3.36 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.4733555555555555 | no | 0.48 | 3.45 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.5140444444444444 | no | 0.48 | 4.2 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 4.62 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.5 | 4.23 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.5 | 4.4 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.93 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 5.01 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.54 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.2 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.03 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.11 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.06 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.0 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.09 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.5 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.54 | 4.56 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 4.61 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.5 | 4.0 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 3.83 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.4649537037037036 | no | 0.44 | 3.83 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.44279259259259257 | no | 0.46 | 4.16 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.44762592592592576 | no | 0.46 | 4.34 | 16.9 |

## Nearby spots

- [Abel Tasman](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/index.md)
- [Bay of Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/index.md)
- [Cathedral Cove](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/cathedral-cove/index.md)
- [Poor Knights Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/index.md)