Illustrated day on the reef, dawn to night — a smiling rising sun, a snorkeller over a manta ray and turtle at midday, and a crescent moon over the sunset

A day on the reef

Daily guide

What's good around Exmouth, hour by hour — each in-season experience placed in its best window by the real sun, moon, tide and sea breeze for the day. Step through dates to scout a trip.

Solid bars are pinned to the real sun, moon, tide and sea breeze for this date; faded bars are a looser part of the day.

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Sundawn 5:24 · sunrise 5:47 · solar noon 12:09 · sunset 18:31 · dusk 18:54
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytownreef S breeze ~7:00 · tip S breeze ~7:00 · town S breeze ~7:00 · up to 29 km/h
Tide▲▽▲high 7:56 (1.6 m) · low 14:32 (1.0 m) · high 21:03 (1.8 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop5:07–7:07 · sunrise 5:47 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies5:07–7:07 · sunrise 5:47 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive5:07–7:07 · sunrise 5:47 · low light throws the canyons into reliefVlamingh Head sunrise5:07–7:07 · sunrise 5:47Osprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 7:56 · 1.6 m · breezy from 6:00 todayOyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 7:56 · 1.6 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 7:56 · 1.6 m · breezy from 6:00 today · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefYardie Creek rim walkcooler ends of the dayWobiri reef breakbreezy from 6:00 today · light easterly mornings, before the sea breezeTurquoise Bay drift snorkelbreezy from 6:00 todayLakeside reef snorkelbreezy from 6:00 todayYardie Creek paddlebreezy from 6:00 today · the gorge funnels windSandy Bay swimbreezy from 6:00 todaySandy Bay SUP & flat waterbreezy from 6:00 today · the wind crowd takes over once the breeze buildsBundegi reef snorkelbreezy from 6:00 today · a good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUPbreezy from 6:00 todayTantabiddi lagoon snorkelbreezy from 6:00 todayExmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightDunes surf breakmid tide ~11:14 · breezy from 10:00 today · mid tide — the left gets shallow on the dropVlamingh Head sunset17:46–18:51 · sunset 18:31Jurabi dune sunset17:46–18:51 · sunset 18:31Milyering dark-sky stargazingpoor tonight — 85% moon up through the evening · let your eyes adjust ~20 min

Sun and moon are computed for Exmouth; times are AWST. Tides are computed from the Exmouth gauge (20.3 km away; TICON-4 constituents, CC BY 4.0, DGFI-TUM) — astronomical tide above LAT, no weather surge. Not for navigation. Wind is an Open-Meteo forecast at 3 points across the cape (reef, tip, town): hours shade darker as the wind builds (hatched = 20+ km/h sea breeze), arrows show where it blows toward, and hovering an hour gives the number.