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Vavaʻu Snorkel Report Today

Tonga · Updated Tue 04:15 (+13) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 09:29

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

Score: 4.1/10

Best time: Fri 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:07

Sunset

18:17

Water

24.4°C

Max air

23.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

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 (31 hours)
  • Wind (31 hours)
  • Darkness (23 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Thu 14:00

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

Nearby alternatives in Tonga

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (+13)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.28 around Sun 09:00; 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 1.0m to 1.16m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 15.2 to 27.1m/s).

Tides range from 0.27m to 1.08m; 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 20:00 1.06 · high 21.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.06 · high 19.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.06 · high 17.70 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.04 · high 16.70 · high 25.30 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.04 · high 16.20 · high 25.30 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.02 · high 15.60 · high 25.30 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.02 · high 15.20 · high 25.30 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.00 · high 16.30 · high 25.30 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.00 · high 19.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.00 · high 20.40 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.00 · high 20.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.02 · high 21.00 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 21.60 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.04 · high 22.70 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.06 · high 24.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.10 · high 25.20 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.12 · high 25.60 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.14 · high 25.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.14 · high 24.80 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.16 · high 26.00 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.14 · high 27.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.14 · high 26.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.12 · high 23.90 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.10 · high 23.00 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.08 · high 22.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.06 · high 21.20 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.04 · high 19.60 · high 25.20 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.02 · high 17.60 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.00 · high 18.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.98 · high 19.00 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.98 · high 18.90 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.96 · high 19.10 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.96 · high 19.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.94 · high 19.20 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.94 · high 20.50 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.94 · high 19.80 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.92 · high 19.30 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.92 · high 16.40 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.90 · high 15.70 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.90 · high 18.60 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.88 · high 15.70 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.88 · high 13.90 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.86 · high 14.10 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.86 · high 14.40 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.86 · high 17.70 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.86 · high 19.70 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.86 · high 18.00 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.86 · high 19.10 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.86 · high 21.20 · high 25.10 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.86 · high 19.80 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.86 · high 15.50 · high 25.20 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.84 · high 13.70 · high 25.20 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.84 · high 16.40 · high 25.20 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.84 · high 18.60 · high 25.20 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.84 · high 19.90 · high 25.20 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.84 · high 20.50 · high 25.20 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.86 · high 22.90 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.86 · high 23.80 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.88 · high 23.30 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.88 · high 24.00 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.86 · high 21.60 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.86 · high 20.00 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.86 · high 19.30 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.88 · high 22.90 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.08 · high 25.30 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.08 · high 24.50 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.10 · high 26.20 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.10 · high 28.60 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.08 · high 27.60 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.08 · high 27.00 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.06 · high 27.10 · high 25.10 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.08 · high 27.00 · high 25.10 · good poor