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 21:17

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.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

17:38

Water

26.7°C

Max air

22.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

57% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–06:00 (27% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

poor 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 (30 hours)
  • Waves (12 hours)
  • Tide/current (1 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 08:00.

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: 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

Sun 10:00 – Wed 10:00 (+11)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Mon 16:00; 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 0.26m to 0.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.3 to 17.8m/s).

Tides range from 0.27m to 1.04m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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fair ⚠️ Fair
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poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
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good 🌟 Good
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poor ❌ Limited
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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
Sun 10:00 0.34 · good 17.80 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.32 · good 15.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.32 · good 13.30 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.32 · good 10.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.30 · good 8.90 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.30 · good 7.30 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.30 · good 9.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.30 · good 11.40 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.30 · good 13.00 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.30 · good 12.70 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.30 · good 12.80 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.30 · good 13.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.30 · good 15.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.30 · good 16.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.30 · good 16.70 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 01:00 0.30 · good 15.80 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 02:00 0.30 · good 15.30 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 03:00 0.30 · good 15.30 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 04:00 0.30 · good 16.70 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 05:00 0.28 · good 16.20 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 06:00 0.28 · good 14.70 · high 27.20 · good fair
Mon 07:00 0.28 · good 12.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.26 · good 14.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.26 · good 13.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.28 · good 3.57 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.28 · good 3.47 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.26 · good 3.29 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.26 · good 3.05 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.26 · good 2.33 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.26 · good 2.51 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.26 · good 2.82 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.24 · good 3.21 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.24 · good 3.97 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.24 · good 3.68 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 3.82 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 3.38 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.22 · good 4.11 · good 27.10 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 4.46 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 4.90 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 01:00 0.22 · good 4.65 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 02:00 0.22 · good 4.81 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 03:00 0.22 · good 4.95 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 04:00 0.22 · good 4.99 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 05:00 0.22 · good 4.70 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 4.91 · good 27.10 · good good
Tue 07:00 0.22 · good 4.64 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.22 · good 4.12 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.22 · good 3.92 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.22 · good 4.00 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.22 · good 4.25 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.22 · good 4.24 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.22 · good 4.52 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.22 · good 4.62 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.22 · good 4.52 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.22 · good 4.55 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.22 · good 4.33 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.22 · good 4.50 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.22 · good 4.49 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.22 · good 4.71 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.22 · good 4.61 · good 27.00 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.22 · good 5.38 · good 27.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.22 · good 5.34 · good 27.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.22 · good 5.19 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 01:00 0.22 · good 4.85 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 02:00 0.22 · good 4.80 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 03:00 0.22 · good 5.29 · good 27.10 · good good
Wed 04:00 0.22 · good 5.37 · good 27.10 · good good
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