Can you snorkel in Champagne Beach today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Champagne Beach starts Thu 00:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 24% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Champagne Beach?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Champagne Beach so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Champagne Beach Snorkel Report Today

Vanuatu · Updated Tue 04:15 (+11) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 16:20

Champagne Beach has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 11:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Thu 11:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.1 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

17:38

Water

26.8°C

Max air

24.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–06:00 (24% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 00:00 until 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (34 hours)
Waves (17 hours)
Tide/current (4 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 13:00

Wed 12:00, Thu 02:00, Thu 13:00

Nearby alternatives in Vanuatu

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (+11)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.72 around Thu 14:00; 7 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.18m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 3.19 to 4.84m/s).

Tides range from 0.42m to 1.19m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

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
Wed 05:00	0.22 · good	4.70 · good	27.10 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.22 · good	4.52 · good	27.10 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.22 · good	4.00 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	0.22 · good	3.76 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	0.22 · good	4.14 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	0.22 · good	4.59 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	0.20 · good	4.68 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.20 · good	4.30 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.20 · good	4.10 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.20 · good	4.06 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.20 · good	3.96 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.20 · good	3.98 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.20 · good	4.19 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.20 · good	4.15 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.20 · good	4.18 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.20 · good	4.28 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.20 · good	4.44 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.20 · good	4.84 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.20 · good	4.51 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.20 · good	4.12 · good	27.00 · good	good
Thu 01:00	0.20 · good	3.26 · good	27.00 · good	good
Thu 02:00	0.18 · good	3.19 · good	27.00 · good	good
Thu 03:00	0.18 · good	4.14 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Thu 04:00	0.18 · good	4.39 · good	27.00 · good	good
Thu 05:00	0.20 · good	4.37 · good	27.00 · good	good
Thu 06:00	0.20 · good	3.88 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Thu 07:00	0.20 · good	3.80 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.20 · good	3.54 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.20 · good	3.60 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.20 · good	3.85 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.20 · good	3.70 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.20 · good	3.65 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.20 · good	3.57 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.20 · good	3.88 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.20 · good	3.66 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.20 · good	3.67 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.20 · good	3.46 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.20 · good	2.99 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.20 · good	3.07 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.20 · good	3.54 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.20 · good	3.05 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.20 · good	3.77 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.20 · good	4.29 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.20 · good	4.15 · good	27.00 · good	good
Fri 01:00	0.20 · good	3.88 · good	27.00 · good	good
Fri 02:00	0.18 · good	3.75 · good	27.00 · good	good
Fri 03:00	0.18 · good	4.16 · good	27.00 · good	good
Fri 04:00	0.18 · good	3.99 · good	26.90 · good	good
Fri 05:00	0.18 · good	3.72 · good	26.90 · good	good
Fri 06:00	0.18 · good	3.40 · good	26.90 · good	good
Fri 07:00	0.18 · good	3.04 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	0.18 · good	3.43 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.18 · good	3.43 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.18 · good	3.62 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.18 · good	3.61 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	0.18 · good	3.09 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.18 · good	2.83 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.18 · good	2.93 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.18 · good	2.66 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.18 · good	2.26 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.20 · good	2.50 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.20 · good	2.58 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.20 · good	2.51 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.20 · good	2.93 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.20 · good	2.54 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.20 · good	2.69 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.20 · good	3.29 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.20 · good	3.75 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sat 01:00	0.20 · good	4.20 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sat 02:00	0.20 · good	4.10 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sat 03:00	0.20 · good	3.98 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Sat 04:00	0.20 · good	4.03 · good	26.90 · good	excellent