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 17 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 5:09 · sunrise 5:33 · solar noon 12:09 · sunset 18:45 · dusk 19:09
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytownreef SW breeze ~12:00 · tip SW breeze ~11:00 · town SW breeze ~15:00 · up to 31 km/h
Tide▽▲▽low 9:10 (0.8 m) · high 15:55 (1.7 m) · low 20:58 (1.3 m) — Exmouth gauge, above LAT
Mandu Mandu Gorge loop5:00–6:53 · sunrise 5:33 · dawn for rock-wallabies — and no shade laterMandu Mandu rock-wallabies5:00–6:53 · sunrise 5:33 · most active in the soft early lightCharles Knife sunrise drive5:00–6:53 · sunrise 5:33 · low light throws the canyons into reliefVlamingh Head sunrise5:00–6:53 · sunrise 5:33Yardie 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 ~11:00 · a good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUPSW sea breeze ~11:00Wobiri SUPSW sea breeze ~11:00Tantabiddi lagoon snorkelSW sea breeze ~11:00Exmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightOsprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 15:55 · 1.7 m · breezy from 13:00 todayOyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 15:55 · 1.7 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 15:55 · 1.7 m · breezy from 14:00 today · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefVlamingh Head sunset18:00–19:05 · sunset 18:45Jurabi dune sunset18:00–19:05 · sunset 18:45Jurabi turtle watchingafter dark — dusk 19:09 · nesting season — follow the turtle codeMilyering dark-sky stargazingpoor tonight — 51% 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.