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Sodwana Bay Snorkel Report Today

South Africa · Updated Sat 05:03 (SAST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 22:52

Sodwana Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.6/10

Best time: Sun 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:37

Sunset

17:13

Water

24.0°C

Max air

16.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

92% 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

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 05:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves
  • Sun 14:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 07:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (56 hours)
  • Darkness (34 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 19:00.

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: Sun 04:00

Sun 04:00, Sun 17:00, Mon 05:00, Mon 17:00

Nearby alternatives in South Africa

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Advanced forecast data

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Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (SAST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Sun 07:00; 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 1.5m to 1.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.21 to 3.76m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to 1.06m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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
Sat 21:00 1.50 · high 2.39 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.52 · high 2.01 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.54 · high 1.78 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.56 · high 1.59 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.58 · high 1.60 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.60 · high 1.99 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.62 · high 2.90 · good 23.90 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.64 · high 3.03 · good 23.90 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.66 · high 2.92 · good 23.90 · good fair
Sun 06:00 1.68 · high 3.39 · good 23.90 · good fair
Sun 07:00 1.70 · high 3.33 · good 23.90 · good fair
Sun 08:00 1.72 · high 3.42 · good 24.00 · good fair
Sun 09:00 1.74 · high 3.24 · good 24.00 · good fair
Sun 10:00 1.76 · high 3.41 · good 24.00 · good fair
Sun 11:00 1.76 · high 3.54 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 12:00 1.78 · high 3.72 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 13:00 1.78 · high 3.76 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 14:00 1.76 · high 3.47 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 15:00 1.76 · high 2.72 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 16:00 1.76 · high 2.18 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.76 · high 1.43 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.76 · high 1.30 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.76 · high 0.21 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.76 · high 1.83 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.76 · high 2.91 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.74 · high 2.45 · good 24.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.74 · high 2.19 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.72 · high 1.86 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.72 · high 1.71 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.74 · high 1.42 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.74 · high 1.46 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.74 · high 1.82 · good 23.90 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.74 · high 4.21 · good 23.90 · good fair
Mon 06:00 1.74 · high 4.58 · good 23.90 · good fair
Mon 07:00 1.78 · high 4.05 · good 23.90 · good fair
Mon 08:00 1.80 · high 4.46 · good 24.00 · good fair
Mon 09:00 1.84 · high 5.42 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 10:00 1.88 · high 5.51 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 11:00 1.92 · high 5.76 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 12:00 1.96 · high 6.36 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 13:00 2.00 · high 6.42 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 14:00 2.06 · high 6.23 · high 24.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 2.10 · high 5.58 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 16:00 2.10 · high 5.38 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 17:00 2.12 · high 4.66 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 18:00 2.12 · high 4.36 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 19:00 2.10 · high 4.25 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 20:00 2.06 · high 3.65 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 21:00 2.04 · high 2.49 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 22:00 2.00 · high 1.57 · good 24.00 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.98 · high 2.48 · good 24.00 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.94 · high 3.13 · good 24.00 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.92 · high 3.05 · good 24.00 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.90 · high 2.60 · good 24.00 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.88 · high 2.19 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.86 · high 1.90 · good 23.90 · good poor