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Sodwana Bay Snorkel Report Today

South Africa · Updated Fri 03:25 (SAST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 05:55

Sodwana Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.3/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 07:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 11.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:35

Sunset

17:16

Water

23.7°C

Max air

22.7°C

Sky

Clear

20% 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

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 12:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 11:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves
  • Sun 13:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Tide/current (58 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 05:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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 00:00

Fri 10:00, Sat 11:00, Sun 00:00, Sun 12:00, Mon 00:00

Nearby alternatives in South Africa

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 03:00 – Sun 03:00 (SAST)

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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 1.26m to 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 3.6 to 14.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 0.49m; 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
Thu 03:00 1.26 · high 14.90 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.26 · high 13.80 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.26 · high 13.20 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.26 · high 12.90 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.26 · high 11.80 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.26 · high 11.20 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.26 · high 12.70 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.26 · high 11.60 · high 24.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.26 · high 7.30 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.26 · high 8.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.26 · high 9.00 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.28 · high 9.30 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.28 · high 7.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.28 · high 6.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.30 · high 5.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.30 · high 5.10 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.30 · high 4.80 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.28 · high 4.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.28 · high 4.30 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.28 · high 4.20 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.28 · high 3.60 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.28 · high 5.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.28 · high 6.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.26 · high 4.40 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.26 · high 3.50 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.24 · high 4.10 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.24 · high 5.20 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.22 · high 5.40 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.22 · high 5.60 · high 24.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.20 · high 4.30 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.20 · high 1.80 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.18 · high 3.60 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.18 · high 6.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.16 · high 8.10 · high 24.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.16 · high 8.70 · high 24.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.16 · high 8.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.16 · high 4.80 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.14 · high 5.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.14 · high 5.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.12 · high 5.90 · high 24.60 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.10 · high 6.00 · high 24.60 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.08 · high 5.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.06 · high 4.80 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.06 · high 5.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.04 · high 8.20 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.04 · high 9.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.04 · high 9.10 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.04 · high 9.00 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.04 · high 8.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.06 · high 5.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.06 · high 6.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.08 · high 5.80 · high 24.50 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.10 · high 3.00 · good 24.50 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.14 · high 4.30 · good 24.60 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.16 · high 8.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.18 · high 9.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.20 · high 10.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.22 · high 12.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.22 · high 14.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.24 · high 15.40 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.28 · high 15.40 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.30 · high 12.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.32 · high 13.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.34 · high 15.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.36 · high 16.00 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.36 · high 14.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.38 · high 13.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.38 · high 12.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.38 · high 11.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.38 · high 12.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.36 · high 11.90 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.36 · high 11.20 · high 24.70 · good poor