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.

Saturday 8 August

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 6:30 · sunrise 6:53 · solar noon 12:30 · sunset 18:07 · dusk 18:30
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytownreef S breeze ~10:00 · tip S breeze ~10:00 · town S breeze ~10:00 · up to 28 km/h
Tide▽▲▽low 11:48 (0.9 m) · high 17:45 (1.4 m) · low 22:14 (1.2 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop6:13–8:13 · sunrise 6:53 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies6:13–8:13 · sunrise 6:53 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive6:13–8:13 · sunrise 6:53 · low light throws the canyons into reliefBadjirrajirra Loop walk6:13–8:13 · sunrise 6:53 · start at first light — fully exposedVlamingh Head sunrise6:13–8:13 · sunrise 6:53Dunes surf breakmid tide ~8:10 · S sea breeze ~10:00 · mid tide — the left gets shallow on the dropYardie Creek rim walk6:53–8:00 · cooler ends of the dayWobiri reef break6:53–8:00 · S sea breeze ~10:00 · light easterly mornings, before the sea breezeTurquoise Bay drift snorkelS sea breeze ~10:00Lakeside reef snorkelS sea breeze ~10:00Yardie Creek paddleS sea breeze ~10:00 · the gorge funnels windSandy Bay swimS sea breeze ~10:00Sandy Bay SUP & flat waterS sea breeze ~10:00 · the wind crowd takes over once the breeze buildsBundegi reef snorkelS sea breeze ~10:00 · a good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUPS sea breeze ~10:00Tantabiddi lagoon snorkelS sea breeze ~10:00Exmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightOsprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 17:45 · 1.4 m · breezy from 15:00 todayOyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 17:45 · 1.4 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 17:45 · 1.4 m · breezy from 16:00 today · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefVlamingh Head sunset17:22–18:27 · sunset 18:07Jurabi dune sunset17:22–18:27 · sunset 18:07Milyering dark-sky stargazingdark sky from 19:23 · 23% 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.