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.

Thursday 5 November

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 5:15 · sunrise 5:38 · solar noon 12:08 · sunset 18:38 · dusk 19:01
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤calmbreezytownreef SW breeze ~12:00 · tip SW breeze ~15:00 · town S breeze ~7:00 · up to 26 km/h
Tide▲▽▲high 7:51 (1.7 m) · low 13:49 (1.1 m) · high 20:20 (2.0 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop5:00–6:58 · sunrise 5:38 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies5:00–6:58 · sunrise 5:38 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive5:00–6:58 · sunrise 5:38 · low light throws the canyons into reliefVlamingh Head sunrise5:00–6:58 · sunrise 5:38Osprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 7:51 · 1.7 m · SW sea breeze ~12:00Oyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 7:51 · 1.7 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 7:51 · 1.7 m · SW sea breeze ~15:00 · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefYardie Creek rim walkcooler ends of the dayTurquoise Bay drift snorkelSW sea breeze ~12:00Lakeside reef snorkelSW sea breeze ~12:00Yardie Creek paddleSW sea breeze ~12:00 · the gorge funnels windSandy Bay swimSW sea breeze ~12:00Sandy Bay SUP & flat waterSW sea breeze ~12:00 · the wind crowd takes over once the breeze buildsBundegi reef snorkelSW sea breeze ~15:00 · a good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUPSW sea breeze ~15:00Wobiri SUPSW sea breeze ~15:00Tantabiddi lagoon snorkelSW sea breeze ~15:00Exmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightVlamingh Head sunset17:53–18:58 · sunset 18:38Jurabi dune sunset17:53–18:58 · sunset 18:38Jurabi turtle watchingafter dark — dusk 19:01 · nesting season — follow the turtle codeMilyering dark-sky stargazingdark sky from 19:57 · 14% moon · 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.