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Sodwana Bay Snorkel Report Today

South Africa · Updated Tue 04:15 (SAST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 22:34

Sodwana Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

17:15

Water

23.9°C

Max air

20.6°C

Sky

Clear

21% 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

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 06:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 12:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (31 hours)
  • Tide/current (31 hours)
  • Darkness (20 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 13:00.

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

Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in South Africa

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 20:00 – Wed 20:00 (SAST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.34 around Mon 17:00; 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 1.18m to 1.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 1/24 sampled hours (range 5.3 to 22.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.57m to 0.9m; 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 20:00 1.34 · high 15.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.36 · high 13.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.36 · high 14.30 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.36 · high 14.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.36 · high 13.80 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.34 · high 14.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.34 · high 14.50 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.32 · high 14.30 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.30 · high 13.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.28 · high 12.80 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.26 · high 12.10 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.24 · high 11.50 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.24 · high 11.10 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.22 · high 11.00 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.20 · high 10.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.20 · high 10.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.18 · high 10.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.18 · high 11.10 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.20 · high 10.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.20 · high 8.70 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.20 · high 5.30 · good 24.60 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.20 · high 12.20 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.20 · high 22.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.24 · high 19.30 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.26 · high 19.80 · high 24.60 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.30 · high 24.10 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.42 · high 26.00 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.52 · high 27.10 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.64 · high 27.10 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.70 · high 25.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.78 · high 26.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.84 · high 26.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.90 · high 25.50 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.96 · high 24.90 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 06:00 2.02 · high 25.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 07:00 2.04 · high 25.20 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 08:00 2.08 · high 25.00 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 09:00 2.10 · high 24.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 10:00 2.08 · high 24.50 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 11:00 2.08 · high 21.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 12:00 2.04 · high 17.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 13:00 2.00 · high 17.10 · high 24.50 · good fair
Tue 14:00 1.98 · high 15.30 · high 24.50 · good fair
Tue 15:00 1.94 · high 13.30 · high 24.50 · good fair
Tue 16:00 1.90 · high 10.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.84 · high 8.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.80 · high 6.90 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.76 · high 6.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.74 · high 3.20 · good 24.50 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.70 · high 4.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.68 · high 11.70 · high 24.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.66 · high 10.80 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.64 · high 9.60 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.60 · high 9.50 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.56 · high 8.60 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.52 · high 8.70 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.48 · high 9.00 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.46 · high 9.50 · high 24.40 · good fair
Wed 06:00 1.42 · high 9.80 · high 24.40 · good fair
Wed 07:00 1.40 · high 9.20 · high 24.40 · good fair
Wed 08:00 1.36 · high 12.60 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.34 · high 15.90 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.34 · high 17.60 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.32 · high 19.30 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.32 · high 20.60 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.34 · high 22.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.38 · high 21.70 · high 24.50 · good fair
Wed 15:00 1.40 · high 22.50 · high 24.50 · good fair
Wed 16:00 1.42 · high 24.00 · high 24.50 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.42 · high 22.80 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.44 · high 21.50 · high 24.40 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.42 · high 21.60 · high 24.40 · good poor