# Poor Knights Islands snorkeling forecast

Poor Knights Islands looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-19T16:59:36.571494+13:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.2/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 1%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-19T16:49:17.460542+13:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 17.1 °C (62.8 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.0 °C (+1.8 °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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-19T17:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.42405740740740744 | no | 0.78 | 2.38 | 17.1 |
| 2026-10-19T18:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.40406851851851844 | no | 0.78 | 2.44 | 17.2 |
| 2026-10-19T19:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.38518518518518513 | no | 0.78 | 2.53 | 17.2 |
| 2026-10-19T20:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 5.97 | 17.1 |
| 2026-10-19T21:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 7.57 | 17.1 |
| 2026-10-19T22:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.82 | 7.37 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-19T23:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.82 | 6.94 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-20T00:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 6.82 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-20T01:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 6.84 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-20T02:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.8 | 6.82 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-20T03:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.78 | 6.34 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T04:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.78 | 6.06 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T05:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.78 | 5.78 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T06:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.76 | 5.84 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T07:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.76 | 5.99 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T08:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.74 | 5.97 | 16.6 |
| 2026-10-20T09:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.74 | 5.48 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-20T10:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.72 | 5.02 | 16.7 |
| 2026-10-20T11:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 4.68 | 16.8 |
| 2026-10-20T12:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 4.61 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-20T13:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.4135907407407406 | no | 0.68 | 4.21 | 16.9 |
| 2026-10-20T14:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.45172962962962954 | no | 0.66 | 3.76 | 17.0 |
| 2026-10-20T15:00:00+13:00 | fair | 0.5069277777777778 | no | 0.66 | 2.49 | 17.1 |
| 2026-10-20T16:00:00+13:00 | good | 0.5624222222222222 | yes | 0.64 | 0.72 | 17.1 |

## 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)
- [Goat Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/index.md)