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.

Wednesday 18 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 18:46 · dusk 19:10
Breeze➤➤➤➤➤breezyreef➤➤➤➤➤➤breezytip➤➤➤➤calmbreezytownreef SW breeze ~12:00 · tip SW breeze ~7:00 · town S breeze ~7:00 · up to 28 km/h
Tide▽▲▽low 9:57 (1.0 m) · high 17:04 (1.7 m) · low 22:26 (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 dayBundegi reef snorkel6:00–7:00 · SW sea breeze ~7:00 · a good fallback when the west coast blows outBundegi SUP6:00–7:00 · SW sea breeze ~7:00Wobiri SUP6:00–7:00 · SW sea breeze ~7:00Tantabiddi lagoon snorkel6:00–7:00 · SW sea breeze ~7:00Turquoise 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 buildsExmouth scenic flightbook a morning flight — calmest air and best lightOsprey Bay drift snorkelrising to high 17:04 · 1.7 m · breezy from 14:00 todayOyster Stacks coral snorkelaround high 17:04 · 1.7 m · needs ~1.2 m of water over the coralBundegi kayak trailaround high 17:04 · 1.7 m · breezy from 15:00 today · snorkel the moorings with water over the reefVlamingh Head sunset18:01–19:06 · sunset 18:46Jurabi dune sunset18:01–19:06 · sunset 18:46Jurabi turtle watchingafter dark — dusk 19:10 · nesting season — follow the turtle codeMilyering dark-sky stargazingpoor tonight — 60% 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.