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Poor Knights Islands Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 05:54

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

23% 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 (57 hours)
  • Wind (57 hours)
  • Sea temperature (57 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: Sat 16:00

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

Wed 17:00 – Sat 17:00 (NZST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Thu 05:00; 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 1.08m to 2.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 18.5 to 53.6m/s).

Tides range from -0.32m to 1.09m; 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
Wed 17:00 2.04 · high 31.30 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 1.94 · high 24.10 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 19:00 1.84 · high 22.90 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 20:00 1.72 · high 18.50 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 21:00 1.62 · high 18.60 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 22:00 1.58 · high 24.40 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Wed 23:00 1.54 · high 32.40 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Thu 00:00 1.50 · high 36.00 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Thu 01:00 1.56 · high 38.70 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Thu 02:00 1.60 · high 47.40 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Thu 03:00 1.66 · high 52.70 · high 17.80 · out of range poor
Thu 04:00 1.70 · high 52.70 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 05:00 1.74 · high 52.20 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 1.78 · high 53.30 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 1.72 · high 53.60 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 1.64 · high 46.50 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 1.58 · high 40.90 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 1.48 · high 39.40 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 1.36 · high 35.40 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 1.26 · high 29.80 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 1.20 · high 23.80 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 1.14 · high 20.60 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 1.08 · high 19.80 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 1.14 · high 24.40 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 1.22 · high 38.40 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 1.28 · high 41.50 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 1.42 · high 55.70 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 1.56 · high 53.70 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 1.70 · high 50.10 · high 17.70 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 1.82 · high 51.80 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 1.96 · high 54.00 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 2.08 · high 55.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 2.18 · high 55.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 2.30 · high 58.20 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 2.40 · high 60.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 2.40 · high 60.40 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 2.40 · high 57.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 2.40 · high 56.70 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 2.34 · high 56.40 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 2.30 · high 54.10 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 2.24 · high 52.40 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 2.12 · high 48.30 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 1.98 · high 42.70 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.86 · high 38.20 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.78 · high 39.70 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.72 · high 37.10 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 1.64 · high 36.30 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 1.60 · high 40.00 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 1.58 · high 37.20 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 1.54 · high 36.40 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 1.50 · high 31.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 1.46 · high 27.70 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 1.42 · high 24.10 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 1.44 · high 22.90 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 1.44 · high 25.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 1.46 · high 26.50 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 1.50 · high 25.90 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 1.52 · high 25.10 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 1.56 · high 26.50 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 1.58 · high 26.70 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 1.62 · high 26.00 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 1.64 · high 25.00 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 1.64 · high 26.20 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 1.66 · high 26.50 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 1.66 · high 28.00 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 1.66 · high 25.60 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 1.64 · high 24.80 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 1.64 · high 25.60 · high 17.50 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 1.80 · high 26.50 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 1.80 · high 26.80 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 1.80 · high 25.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 1.82 · high 26.60 · high 17.60 · out of range poor