Hermitage Lagoon Snorkel Report Today

Réunion · Updated Sat 05:04 (+04) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 10:37

Hermitage Lagoon looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Tue 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

Sunrise

06:55

Sunset

17:55

Water

24.9°C

Max air

22.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

51% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 03:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves
  • Tue 04:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves
  • Mon 05:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)
  • Tide/current (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 15:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Tue 00:00

Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Réunion

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 06:00 – Mon 06:00 (+04)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Sat 09:00; 11 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 1.26m to 1.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.64 to 4.48m/s).

Tides range from 0.53m to 1.02m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Fri 06:00 1.30 · high 0.87 · good 25.00 · good fair
Fri 07:00 1.30 · high 0.87 · good 25.00 · good fair
Fri 08:00 1.32 · high 1.79 · good 25.10 · good fair
Fri 09:00 1.32 · high 2.41 · good 25.20 · good fair
Fri 10:00 1.32 · high 2.30 · good 25.30 · good fair
Fri 11:00 1.34 · high 2.62 · good 25.40 · good fair
Fri 12:00 1.34 · high 3.70 · good 25.40 · good fair
Fri 13:00 1.32 · high 4.48 · good 25.40 · good fair
Fri 14:00 1.30 · high 3.62 · good 25.30 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.28 · high 2.65 · good 25.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.28 · high 2.07 · good 25.10 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.28 · high 1.86 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.28 · high 1.96 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.28 · high 1.81 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.28 · high 1.20 · good 24.90 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.28 · high 1.29 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.28 · high 2.20 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.30 · high 3.00 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.30 · high 2.91 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.30 · high 2.80 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.28 · high 2.37 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.28 · high 1.91 · good 25.00 · good fair
Sat 04:00 1.28 · high 1.61 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sat 05:00 1.26 · high 0.64 · good 25.00 · good good
Sat 06:00 1.34 · high 1.85 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sat 07:00 1.32 · high 2.76 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sat 08:00 1.32 · high 3.33 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sat 09:00 1.30 · high 4.14 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.30 · high 4.65 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.30 · high 5.21 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.30 · high 5.03 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.28 · high 4.47 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.28 · high 3.74 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.26 · high 2.41 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.26 · high 1.35 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.24 · high 1.12 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.24 · high 0.97 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.22 · high 0.58 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.22 · high 0.16 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.20 · high 0.16 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.18 · high 0.14 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.18 · high 0.11 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.16 · high 0.91 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.16 · high 1.00 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.16 · high 0.67 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.16 · high 0.40 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 04:00 1.16 · high 0.63 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 05:00 1.14 · high 0.96 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 06:00 1.14 · high 1.95 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 07:00 1.14 · high 2.44 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 08:00 1.14 · high 2.74 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 09:00 1.14 · high 2.96 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 10:00 1.14 · high 2.66 · good 24.90 · good fair
Sun 11:00 1.16 · high 2.31 · good 25.00 · good fair
Sun 12:00 1.16 · high 2.14 · good 25.00 · good fair
Sun 13:00 1.16 · high 1.90 · good 25.00 · good fair
Sun 14:00 1.18 · high 1.21 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.18 · high 0.90 · good 25.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.24 · high 0.45 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.28 · high 0.21 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.34 · high 0.16 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.42 · high 0.18 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.50 · high 0.25 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.58 · high 0.36 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.70 · high 0.59 · good 24.90 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.82 · high 0.68 · good 24.90 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.94 · high 0.74 · good 24.90 · good poor
Mon 01:00 2.04 · high 0.51 · good 24.90 · good poor
Mon 02:00 2.16 · high 0.45 · good 24.90 · good poor
Mon 03:00 2.26 · high 0.45 · good 24.90 · good fair
Mon 04:00 2.32 · high 0.20 · good 24.90 · good fair
Mon 05:00 2.38 · high 0.89 · good 24.90 · good fair