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 Thu 09:18

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

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.3 m/s.

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

17:38

Water

26.8°C

Max air

26.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

43% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–06:00 (38% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

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 (18 hours)
  • Waves (6 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 11:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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

Thu 02:00, Thu 13:00

Nearby alternatives in Vanuatu

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 22:00 – Mon 22:00 (+11)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Sat 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 16.4 to 24.1m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 1.23m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 22:00 0.22 · good 22.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.24 · good 23.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.24 · good 24.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.28 · good 23.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.32 · good 24.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.36 · good 23.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.34 · good 23.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.34 · good 22.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.32 · good 22.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.32 · good 22.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.30 · good 23.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.30 · good 22.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.28 · good 22.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.28 · good 21.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.26 · good 20.60 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.26 · good 19.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.26 · good 18.60 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.26 · good 18.20 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.26 · good 18.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.26 · good 16.40 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.26 · good 17.30 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.26 · good 17.60 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.26 · good 17.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 20.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.26 · good 25.00 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.26 · good 24.90 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.26 · good 24.30 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 01:00 0.30 · good 22.50 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 02:00 0.34 · good 21.80 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 03:00 0.38 · high 20.70 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 04:00 0.36 · good 20.20 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 05:00 0.36 · good 20.80 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 06:00 0.34 · good 19.00 · high 27.60 · good fair
Sun 07:00 0.32 · good 18.00 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.32 · good 18.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.30 · good 20.40 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.28 · good 21.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.28 · good 21.30 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.26 · good 20.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.26 · good 18.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.26 · good 19.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 19.50 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.26 · good 19.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.26 · good 18.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.26 · good 18.40 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.26 · good 19.50 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.26 · good 20.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.26 · good 22.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.28 · good 25.50 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.28 · good 25.40 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.30 · good 24.50 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 01:00 0.32 · good 23.30 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 02:00 0.36 · good 22.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.38 · high 21.80 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 04:00 0.38 · high 21.30 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 05:00 0.38 · high 23.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.38 · high 22.30 · high 27.50 · good fair
Mon 07:00 0.36 · good 22.30 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.34 · good 23.30 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.32 · good 24.50 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.30 · good 24.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.30 · good 22.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.28 · good 22.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.28 · good 22.40 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.30 · good 21.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.30 · good 20.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.30 · good 20.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.28 · good 19.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.28 · good 18.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.28 · good 21.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.28 · good 22.50 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.28 · good 23.70 · high 27.50 · good poor