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Poor Knights Islands Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 02:20

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 14.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:23

Sunset

17:32

Water

16.8°C

Max air

14.1°C

Sky

Clear

13% 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

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ 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 (60 hours)
  • Wind (60 hours)
  • Sea temperature (60 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

Sun 14:00 – Wed 14:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.16 around Mon 13:00; 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 2.1m to 2.5m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 32.0 to 41.3m/s).

Tides range from -0.53m to 0.98m; 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
Sun 14:00 2.10 · high 32.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 15:00 2.12 · high 33.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 16:00 2.12 · high 33.50 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 17:00 2.14 · high 35.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 18:00 2.14 · high 34.10 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 19:00 2.20 · high 33.80 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 20:00 2.26 · high 36.80 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 21:00 2.32 · high 41.30 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 22:00 2.34 · high 37.60 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 2.38 · high 35.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 2.40 · high 32.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 2.40 · high 32.40 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 2.40 · high 33.20 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 2.40 · high 32.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 2.42 · high 32.30 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 2.46 · high 32.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 2.48 · high 35.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 2.48 · high 37.50 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 2.50 · high 37.50 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 2.50 · high 39.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 2.48 · high 39.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 2.46 · high 38.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 2.44 · high 37.60 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 2.42 · high 36.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 14:00 2.40 · high 37.20 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 15:00 2.38 · high 35.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 16:00 2.36 · high 36.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 17:00 2.36 · high 35.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 18:00 2.34 · high 36.60 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 19:00 2.36 · high 36.70 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 20:00 2.38 · high 38.30 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 21:00 2.40 · high 35.50 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 22:00 2.44 · high 36.30 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Mon 23:00 2.48 · high 36.90 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Tue 00:00 2.52 · high 36.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 2.58 · high 34.50 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 2.64 · high 36.00 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 2.70 · high 36.80 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 2.74 · high 39.20 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 2.76 · high 37.90 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 2.80 · high 38.70 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 2.80 · high 37.70 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 2.82 · high 36.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 2.82 · high 36.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 2.82 · high 36.30 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 2.84 · high 36.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 12:00 2.34 · high 30.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 13:00 2.30 · high 28.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 14:00 2.26 · high 28.20 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 15:00 2.22 · high 29.10 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 16:00 2.18 · high 28.30 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 17:00 2.16 · high 28.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 18:00 2.12 · high 28.20 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 19:00 2.10 · high 28.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 20:00 2.10 · high 28.20 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 21:00 2.08 · high 26.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 22:00 2.08 · high 26.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Tue 23:00 2.08 · high 26.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 00:00 2.08 · high 27.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 01:00 2.08 · high 26.50 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 02:00 2.08 · high 27.30 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 03:00 2.08 · high 29.10 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 04:00 2.10 · high 29.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 05:00 2.10 · high 30.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 06:00 2.12 · high 32.90 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 07:00 2.12 · high 31.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 08:00 2.10 · high 31.10 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 09:00 2.10 · high 32.40 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 2.10 · high 31.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 2.12 · high 30.60 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 2.12 · high 29.50 · high 17.40 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 2.12 · high 27.80 · high 17.40 · out of range poor