MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Dugi Otok Snorkel Report Today

Croatia · Updated Sun 13:30 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Dugi Otok has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 15:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 8.6/10

Sun 14:00 (CEST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.8/10

Sun 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 9.1/10

Mon 08:00 (CEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 8.8/10

Best time: Sun 15:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.6 m/s.

Sunrise

07:17

Sunset

18:11

Water

21.6°C

Max air

19.8°C

Sky

Clear

3% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 15:00–18:00 (26% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 15:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (28 hours)
  • Tide/current (24 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 22:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Mon 07:00

Mon 07:00

Nearby alternatives in Croatia

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sun 14:00 – Wed 14:00 (CEST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.91 around Mon 08:00; 11 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.02m to 0.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.51 to 2.67m/s).

Tides range from -0.66m to -0.47m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

  • Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
  • Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
  • Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
  • Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
  • Daylight (10%): visibility is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 15:00 0.04 · good 2.56 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.04 · good 2.16 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.04 · good 1.91 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.04 · good 1.70 · good 21.50 · good Excellent
Sun 19:00 0.04 · good 1.97 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.04 · good 2.20 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.04 · good 2.42 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.04 · good 2.15 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.04 · good 2.25 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.04 · good 2.06 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.04 · good 2.34 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.04 · good 2.33 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.04 · good 2.43 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.02 · good 2.62 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.02 · good 2.55 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.02 · good 2.67 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.04 · good 2.60 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.04 · good 2.65 · good 21.50 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.04 · good 2.53 · good 21.50 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.04 · good 2.56 · good 21.50 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.04 · good 2.55 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.04 · good 2.47 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.04 · good 2.06 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.04 · good 1.51 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.04 · good 1.39 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.04 · good 1.06 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.04 · good 0.73 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.04 · good 0.70 · good 21.60 · good Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.04 · good 0.41 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.04 · good 0.14 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.04 · good 0.51 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.04 · good 0.80 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.04 · good 1.22 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.04 · good 1.82 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.04 · good 2.43 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.04 · good 2.83 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.04 · good 3.11 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.06 · good 3.50 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.06 · good 4.12 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.14 · good 4.62 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.24 · good 4.37 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.32 · good 4.74 · good 21.40 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.40 · high 5.02 · good 21.40 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.48 · high 4.99 · good 21.40 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.56 · high 4.90 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.66 · high 4.39 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.78 · high 4.98 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.88 · high 4.98 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.98 · high 5.28 · good 21.50 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 1.10 · high 5.30 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.20 · high 4.95 · good 21.50 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.32 · high 4.53 · good 21.40 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 1.42 · high 4.74 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 1.54 · high 5.31 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 1.60 · high 5.40 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.64 · high 5.49 · high 21.40 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.70 · high 5.10 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.78 · high 4.81 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.88 · high 5.19 · good 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.96 · high 5.52 · high 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 2.06 · high 6.54 · high 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 2.14 · high 7.32 · high 21.40 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 2.24 · high 7.72 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 2.18 · high 8.28 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 2.14 · high 8.62 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 2.08 · high 9.97 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.96 · high 9.83 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.82 · high 10.19 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 1.70 · high 10.44 · high 21.30 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 1.62 · high 9.32 · high 21.40 · good Poor