6 AM
7.9 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
good
80Hardy Reef weather and snorkeling conditions
Whitsundays, Australia
-19.7469, 149.2342
Check modeled wind, wave, and hourly snorkeling conditions for Hardy Reef, then choose a forecast date to review the available inputs and derived condition score.
excellent
92
Calculated score for Thursday 29 October
Wind
7.3 kn averageWaves
0.2 m averageUV index
5.1Water temperature
27.7 °CCurrent
1 knHourly conditions
Hardy Reef - Whitsundays · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane
7 AM
8 kn 0.2 m 0.86 kn
excellent
878 AM
6.3 kn 0.2 m 1.24 kn
good
789 AM
6.3 kn 0.2 m 1.57 kn
excellent
88Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM
10 AM
4.9 kn 0.2 m 1.62 kn
good
8111 AM
4.5 kn 0.2 m 1.30 kn
excellent
8812 PM
4.9 kn 0.2 m 0.92 kn
Best forecast
excellent
1001 PM
5.8 kn 0.2 m 0.38 kn
excellent
1002 PM
7.2 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
excellent
1003 PM
8 kn 0.2 m 1.08 kn
excellent
964 PM
8.9 kn 0.2 m 1.24 kn
excellent
905 PM
10.3 kn 0.2 m 1.13 kn
good
836 PM
11.3 kn 0.3 m 0.92 kn
good
7519.75°S, 149.23°E · Cached forecast snapshot
Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 29 Oct 2026, 3:13 pm Australia/Brisbane
About Hardy Reef
Hardy Reef is a named reef area covered by the Reef Authority’s Whitsundays Plan of Management in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Heart Reef is a separate Snorkel Guru page.
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