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Vavaʻu Snorkel Report Today

Tonga · Updated Tue 04:15 (+13) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 11:40

Vavaʻu looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Fri 10:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:07

Sunset

18:17

Water

24.4°C

Max air

24.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% 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

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 21:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 19:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 20:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (53 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)
  • Wind (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 10:00.

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 13:00

Wed 13:00, Thu 01:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 02:00

Nearby alternatives in Tonga

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (+13)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Mon 09:00; 4 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 0.82m to 0.92m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 3.96 to 6.45m/s).

Tides range from 0.14m to 1.25m; 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
Sat 22:00 0.92 · high 4.46 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.92 · high 4.36 · good 25.20 · good fair
Sun 00:00 0.90 · high 4.20 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.90 · high 3.96 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.88 · high 4.14 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.88 · high 4.57 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.88 · high 5.13 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.88 · high 5.42 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.88 · high 4.75 · good 25.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.88 · high 6.26 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.90 · high 6.45 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.90 · high 6.34 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.90 · high 5.49 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.88 · high 5.45 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.88 · high 5.34 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.86 · high 4.95 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.86 · high 4.71 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.84 · high 4.69 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.84 · high 4.97 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.82 · high 5.17 · good 24.70 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.82 · high 5.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.82 · high 5.50 · high 24.70 · good fair
Sun 20:00 0.84 · high 5.69 · high 24.80 · good fair
Sun 21:00 0.84 · high 6.12 · high 24.80 · good fair
Sun 22:00 0.88 · high 6.25 · high 24.80 · good fair
Sun 23:00 0.90 · high 6.62 · high 24.80 · good fair
Mon 00:00 0.94 · high 6.65 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.96 · high 7.22 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.98 · high 7.24 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.00 · high 7.11 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.00 · high 6.84 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.02 · high 8.12 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.02 · high 6.74 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.04 · high 7.25 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.04 · high 8.10 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.06 · high 8.32 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.08 · high 8.40 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.12 · high 8.61 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.14 · high 8.52 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.18 · high 9.46 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.24 · high 10.02 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.28 · high 10.08 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.34 · high 10.18 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.40 · high 9.96 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.46 · high 10.29 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.56 · high 10.21 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.64 · high 10.82 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.74 · high 11.17 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.76 · high 10.85 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.80 · high 10.83 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.82 · high 11.18 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.82 · high 11.13 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.84 · high 11.29 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.84 · high 11.31 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.86 · high 11.88 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.88 · high 11.95 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.90 · high 12.38 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.90 · high 11.54 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.92 · high 11.54 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.92 · high 11.44 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.90 · high 11.25 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.90 · high 10.93 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.88 · high 10.57 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.84 · high 10.12 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.82 · high 9.92 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.78 · high 10.36 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.76 · high 9.71 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.76 · high 10.97 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.74 · high 10.83 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.80 · high 11.29 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.84 · high 12.31 · high 24.70 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.90 · high 12.37 · high 24.70 · good poor