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Poor Knights Islands Snorkel Report Today

New Zealand · Updated Fri 03:25 (NZST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 20:09

Poor Knights Islands looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 1.6/10

Best time: Mon 13:00

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

07:23

Sunset

17:32

Water

16.8°C

Max air

15.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

84% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 01:00 — Poor (0.28) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 00:00 — Poor (0.26) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 05:00 — Poor (0.25) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (66 hours)
  • Wind (66 hours)
  • Sea temperature (66 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Fri 15:00

Fri 15:00, Sat 04:00, Sat 16:00, Sun 05:00, Sun 17:00

Nearby alternatives in New Zealand

Goat Island

89 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 08:00 – Fri 08:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.23 around Wed 15:00; 0 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.5m to 1.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 2.17 to 13.98m/s).

Tides range from -0.34m to 1.24m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 08:00 1.72 · high 2.17 · good 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 1.68 · high 5.36 · good 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 1.66 · high 6.66 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 1.62 · high 8.03 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 12:00 1.60 · high 8.16 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 13:00 1.62 · high 9.47 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 14:00 1.62 · high 10.96 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 15:00 1.64 · high 11.31 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 1.70 · high 11.88 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 1.78 · high 11.33 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 1.84 · high 12.58 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 1.86 · high 13.98 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 1.88 · high 12.54 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 1.90 · high 12.55 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 1.86 · high 12.63 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 1.84 · high 9.96 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 1.80 · high 10.25 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 01:00 1.76 · high 10.11 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 02:00 1.70 · high 9.36 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 03:00 1.66 · high 8.75 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 04:00 1.62 · high 9.92 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 05:00 1.58 · high 9.72 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 1.54 · high 9.19 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 1.50 · high 8.81 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 1.44 · high 8.34 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 1.40 · high 7.96 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 1.36 · high 7.57 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 1.34 · high 7.33 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 1.30 · high 6.73 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 1.28 · high 6.14 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 1.26 · high 6.86 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 1.24 · high 7.21 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 1.22 · high 7.12 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 1.18 · high 6.93 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 1.16 · high 6.84 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 1.16 · high 7.34 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 1.14 · high 7.32 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 1.14 · high 7.15 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 1.16 · high 8.14 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 1.18 · high 8.65 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 1.20 · high 8.27 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 1.24 · high 9.14 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 1.28 · high 9.01 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 1.32 · high 8.82 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 1.36 · high 9.85 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 1.42 · high 10.15 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 1.46 · high 13.03 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 1.50 · high 12.99 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 1.54 · high 13.83 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 2.10 · high 12.54 · high 17.10 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 2.16 · high 12.52 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 2.22 · high 12.79 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 2.28 · high 12.78 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 2.28 · high 12.70 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 2.26 · high 12.25 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 2.26 · high 12.98 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 2.24 · high 13.24 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 2.24 · high 13.34 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 2.22 · high 13.30 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 2.18 · high 13.14 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 2.14 · high 12.55 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 2.10 · high 11.72 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 2.04 · high 11.31 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 1.98 · high 11.01 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 1.92 · high 10.77 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 1.86 · high 10.30 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 1.80 · high 9.97 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 1.74 · high 9.68 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 1.70 · high 8.90 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 1.68 · high 8.47 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 1.64 · high 8.97 · high 17.00 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 1.62 · high 8.88 · high 17.00 · out of range poor