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Sodwana Bay Snorkel Report Today

South Africa · Updated Tue 04:15 (SAST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 16:44

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

Score: 5.3/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:36

Sunset

17:15

Water

24.1°C

Max air

21.6°C

Sky

Clear

25% 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

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 06:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 05:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 07:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (61 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 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: Wed 06:00

Tue 18:00, Wed 06:00, Wed 19:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in South Africa

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (SAST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Tue 17:00; 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 2.04m to 2.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.11 to 3.32m/s).

Tides range from -0.92m to 1.07m; 1 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
Tue 14:00 2.06 · high 2.49 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 15:00 2.08 · high 1.93 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 16:00 2.10 · high 2.09 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 17:00 2.10 · high 1.94 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 18:00 2.12 · high 1.45 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 19:00 2.12 · high 0.11 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 20:00 2.10 · high 1.00 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 21:00 2.10 · high 1.95 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 22:00 2.10 · high 2.22 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 23:00 2.08 · high 1.83 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 2.08 · high 1.82 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 01:00 2.08 · high 2.07 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 02:00 2.08 · high 2.16 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 03:00 2.08 · high 2.00 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 04:00 2.06 · high 1.90 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 05:00 2.06 · high 1.95 · good 23.70 · good fair
Wed 06:00 2.04 · high 2.31 · good 23.70 · good fair
Wed 07:00 2.18 · high 1.80 · good 23.70 · good fair
Wed 08:00 2.14 · high 1.06 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 09:00 2.12 · high 0.55 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 10:00 2.10 · high 0.76 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 11:00 2.10 · high 2.01 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 12:00 2.08 · high 3.14 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 13:00 2.06 · high 3.32 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 14:00 2.04 · high 3.13 · good 23.90 · good fair
Wed 15:00 2.02 · high 2.70 · good 23.80 · good fair
Wed 16:00 2.00 · high 2.56 · good 23.80 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.98 · high 2.36 · good 23.80 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.96 · high 2.00 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.94 · high 1.46 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.94 · high 1.34 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.92 · high 2.62 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.90 · high 3.26 · good 23.70 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.88 · high 3.37 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.86 · high 3.22 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.84 · high 3.58 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.84 · high 3.58 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.82 · high 3.74 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.80 · high 3.65 · good 23.70 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.76 · high 3.51 · good 23.70 · good fair
Thu 06:00 1.74 · high 3.98 · good 23.70 · good fair
Thu 07:00 1.72 · high 3.83 · good 23.70 · good fair
Thu 08:00 1.70 · high 3.70 · good 23.70 · good fair
Thu 09:00 1.68 · high 2.91 · good 23.80 · good fair
Thu 10:00 1.64 · high 2.21 · good 23.80 · good fair
Thu 11:00 1.62 · high 2.42 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 12:00 1.58 · high 3.93 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 13:00 1.56 · high 3.62 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 14:00 1.56 · high 2.94 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 15:00 1.54 · high 2.02 · good 23.80 · good fair
Thu 16:00 1.52 · high 1.38 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.50 · high 0.83 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.48 · high 0.99 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.46 · high 0.82 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.46 · high 1.75 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.44 · high 0.57 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.44 · high 2.62 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.42 · high 2.74 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.42 · high 2.37 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.42 · high 2.37 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.40 · high 2.34 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.40 · high 2.34 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.40 · high 2.09 · good 23.80 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.38 · high 2.30 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 06:00 1.38 · high 2.51 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 07:00 1.36 · high 2.61 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 08:00 1.36 · high 2.84 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 09:00 1.34 · high 2.07 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 10:00 1.34 · high 2.22 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 11:00 1.34 · high 2.55 · good 23.90 · good fair
Fri 12:00 1.34 · high 3.58 · good 23.90 · good fair
Fri 13:00 1.34 · high 4.21 · good 23.90 · good fair