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 27 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 6:16 · sunrise 6:39 · solar noon 12:26 · sunset 18:13 · dusk 18:36
Tide▲▽▲high 10:49 (2.1 m) · low 17:22 (0.5 m) · high 23:39 (1.9 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop5:59–7:59 · sunrise 6:39 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies5:59–7:59 · sunrise 6:39 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive5:59–7:59 · sunrise 6:39 · low light throws the canyons into reliefBadjirrajirra Loop walk5:59–7:59 · sunrise 6:39 · start at first light — fully exposedVlamingh Head sunrise5:59–7:59 · sunrise 6:39Dunes surf breakmid tide ~7:44 · mid tide — the left gets shallow on the dropYardie Creek rim walk6:39–8:00 · cooler ends of the dayWobiri reef break6:39–8:00 · light easterly mornings, before the sea breezeTurquoise Bay drift snorkelcalmest early, before the sea breezeLakeside reef snorkelcalmest early, before the sea breezeYardie Creek paddlethe gorge funnels windSandy Bay swimcalmest early, before the sea breezeSandy Bay SUP & flat waterthe wind crowd takes over once the breeze buildsBundegi reef snorkela good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUPcalmest early, before the sea breezeTantabiddi lagoon snorkelcalmest early, before the sea breezeExmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightOsprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 10:49 · 2.1 mOyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 10:49 · 2.1 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 10:49 · 2.1 m · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefVlamingh Head sunset17:28–18:33 · sunset 18:13Jurabi dune sunset17:28–18:33 · sunset 18:13Milyering dark-sky stargazingpoor tonight — 100% 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. No wind forecast for this date — calm windows show their usual morning span.