MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Champagne Beach Snorkel Report Today

Vanuatu · Updated Sun 05:21 (+11) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Champagne Beach has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 11:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 06:00 (+11)

Later today

Good · 6.5/10

Sun 17:00 (+11)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Mon 12:00 (+11)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 6.5/10

Best time: Sun 11:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:23

Sunset

17:50

Water

27.3°C

Max air

27.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

64% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 11:00–14:00 (27% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 11:00 and lasts until 14:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (57 hours)
  • Darkness (49 hours)
  • Wind (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:00.

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 00:00

Sun 21:00, Mon 13:00, Mon 23:00, Tue 13:00, Wed 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Vanuatu

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 06:00 – Mon 06:00 (+11)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Fri 17:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.4m to 0.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.49 to 3.44m/s).

Tides range from 0.41m to 1.25m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 06:00 0.52 · high 2.14 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.50 · high 2.96 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 2.47 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.50 · high 1.61 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.48 · high 2.19 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.48 · high 3.44 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.48 · high 2.52 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.46 · high 2.27 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.46 · high 2.48 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.46 · high 1.87 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.44 · high 1.02 · good 26.80 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.44 · high 1.61 · good 26.80 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.44 · high 0.82 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.42 · high 0.49 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.42 · high 0.55 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.42 · high 1.00 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.44 · high 1.12 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.44 · high 1.55 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.44 · high 1.80 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.42 · high 1.19 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.42 · high 1.27 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.42 · high 0.76 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.42 · high 0.51 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.40 · high 2.04 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.40 · high 1.72 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.38 · high 1.70 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.38 · high 1.87 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.38 · high 2.17 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 0.38 · high 1.92 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 0.38 · high 1.88 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.38 · high 2.31 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.38 · high 2.83 · good 26.70 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.38 · high 2.85 · good 26.80 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.38 · high 2.59 · good 26.90 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.36 · good 1.78 · good 26.90 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.36 · good 1.35 · good 27.00 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.36 · good 0.90 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.36 · good 0.97 · good 26.90 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.36 · good 0.89 · good 26.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.36 · good 1.15 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.38 · high 0.87 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.38 · high 0.98 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.38 · high 0.61 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.38 · high 0.82 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.38 · high 0.47 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.36 · good 0.68 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.34 · good 0.92 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.34 · good 1.31 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.34 · good 1.19 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.34 · good 1.52 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.34 · good 1.77 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.34 · good 2.56 · good 26.90 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.34 · good 2.86 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.34 · good 3.04 · good 27.00 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.34 · good 2.95 · good 27.10 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.34 · good 3.24 · good 27.20 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.34 · good 3.17 · good 27.20 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.34 · good 2.53 · good 27.30 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.32 · good 1.80 · good 27.30 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.32 · good 0.93 · good 27.30 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.32 · good 1.01 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.32 · good 1.35 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.32 · good 0.25 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.32 · good 0.42 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.30 · good 1.53 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.30 · good 1.45 · good 26.80 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.30 · good 0.91 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.30 · good 0.96 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.30 · good 0.54 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.30 · good 0.85 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.30 · good 0.67 · good 26.70 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.30 · good 0.80 · good 26.70 · good Poor