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.

Tuesday 10 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 5:12 · sunrise 5:36 · solar noon 12:08 · sunset 18:41 · dusk 19:04
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤➤breezytownreef SW breeze ~7:00 · tip SW breeze ~7:00 · town S breeze ~7:00 · up to 27 km/h
Tide▽▲▽▲low 5:38 (0.3 m) · high 12:03 (2.1 m) · low 17:19 (0.9 m) · high 23:26 (2.4 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop5:00–6:56 · sunrise 5:36 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies5:00–6:56 · sunrise 5:36 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive5:00–6:56 · sunrise 5:36 · low light throws the canyons into reliefVlamingh Head sunrise5:00–6:56 · sunrise 5:36Yardie Creek rim walkcooler ends of the dayTurquoise 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 todayWobiri SUPbreezy from 6:00 todayTantabiddi lagoon snorkelbreezy from 6:00 todayExmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightOsprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 12:03 · 2.1 m · SW sea breeze ~11:00Oyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 12:03 · 2.1 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 12:03 · 2.1 m · SW sea breeze ~15:00 · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefVlamingh Head sunset17:56–19:01 · sunset 18:41Jurabi dune sunset17:56–19:01 · sunset 18:41Jurabi turtle watchingafter dark — dusk 19:04 · nesting season — follow the turtle codeMilyering dark-sky stargazingdark sky from 20:01 · 2% 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.