MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Playa Lagun Snorkel Report Today

Curaçao · Updated Sat 13:20 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 13:20 (AST)

Playa Lagun looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.1/10

Sat 14:00 (AST)

Later today

Fair · 4.7/10

Sat 18:00 (AST)

Next three days

Fair · 5.2/10

Mon 18:00 (AST)

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

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:26

Sunset

18:16

Water

29.0°C

Max air

32.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

42% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 18:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves
  • Mon 17:00: Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sat 18:00: Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Wind (45 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; 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

Sat 17:00, Mon 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Curaçao

Tugboat Beach

41 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 14:00 – Tue 14:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Sat 15:00; 5 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.84m to 1.08m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 4.68 to 7.21m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 0.32m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Sat 14:00 1.08 · high 5.11 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 1.04 · high 5.60 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 1.00 · high 5.26 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.96 · high 6.42 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.98 · high 7.06 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.98 · high 7.21 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 1.00 · high 6.58 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.00 · high 6.10 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.02 · high 5.72 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.02 · high 5.48 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.00 · high 5.13 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.00 · high 5.47 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.98 · high 4.94 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.96 · high 4.81 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.94 · high 4.87 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.92 · high 5.19 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.90 · high 4.89 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.94 · high 4.68 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.92 · high 4.89 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.90 · high 5.52 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.88 · high 5.71 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.86 · high 5.93 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 0.86 · high 5.67 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.84 · high 5.66 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 0.92 · high 5.30 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 0.90 · high 5.65 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 0.88 · high 5.70 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 0.86 · high 5.55 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 0.86 · high 5.38 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.86 · high 5.03 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.86 · high 5.21 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.86 · high 5.31 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.88 · high 5.10 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.88 · high 5.21 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.88 · high 5.25 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.88 · high 4.70 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.88 · high 5.26 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.86 · high 5.20 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.86 · high 4.55 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.84 · high 4.00 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.82 · high 4.47 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.82 · high 4.92 · good 28.80 · good Fair
Mon 08:00 0.84 · high 4.54 · good 28.80 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.84 · high 4.41 · good 28.90 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.86 · high 5.59 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 11:00 0.86 · high 5.66 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 12:00 0.86 · high 5.59 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 13:00 0.86 · high 5.32 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 14:00 0.86 · high 6.05 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.86 · high 6.07 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.86 · high 6.50 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 17:00 0.86 · high 6.65 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.86 · high 6.08 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.86 · high 6.00 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.86 · high 6.14 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.86 · high 6.01 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.88 · high 5.91 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.88 · high 5.85 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.88 · high 5.70 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.86 · high 5.65 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.86 · high 5.33 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.86 · high 4.78 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.84 · high 4.65 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.84 · high 4.89 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.84 · high 5.00 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.94 · high 4.63 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.96 · high 4.96 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.94 · high 5.11 · good 28.90 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 0.94 · high 5.01 · good 28.90 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.92 · high 5.30 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.90 · high 5.47 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.86 · high 5.40 · good 29.10 · good Fair