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Santa Cruz Snorkel Report Today

Ecuador · Updated Fri 03:25 (-06) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 22:51

Santa Cruz looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Sat 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:05

Sunset

18:10

Water

26.5°C

Max air

22.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

37% cloud

No safe 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

Thursday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sat 14:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 14:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 13:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

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

Next early morning high tide: Sun 06:00

Fri 16:00, Sat 05:00, Sat 17:00, Sun 06:00, Sun 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Ecuador

Isabela

76 km away

❌ Poor

San Cristóbal

80 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 04:00 – Sat 04:00 (-06)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Tue 22:00; 0 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 1.04m to 1.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.6 to 13.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.14m to 0.88m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 04:00 1.04 · high 9.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.04 · high 9.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.04 · high 8.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.04 · high 6.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.06 · high 6.90 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.06 · high 6.70 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.06 · high 6.70 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.06 · high 6.50 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.06 · high 6.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.06 · high 7.80 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.10 · high 11.90 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.10 · high 11.70 · high 27.10 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.12 · high 12.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.12 · high 13.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.14 · high 13.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.14 · high 13.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.16 · high 13.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.16 · high 12.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.16 · high 11.60 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.18 · high 11.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.18 · high 8.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.18 · high 6.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.20 · high 6.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.20 · high 5.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.22 · high 7.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.22 · high 6.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.24 · high 5.20 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.24 · high 4.70 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.26 · high 4.50 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.26 · high 4.70 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.26 · high 3.60 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.28 · high 2.80 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.28 · high 6.80 · high 27.10 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.28 · high 6.30 · high 27.10 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.30 · high 7.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.30 · high 10.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.32 · high 10.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.32 · high 13.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.34 · high 14.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.34 · high 14.10 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.36 · high 13.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.36 · high 14.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.36 · high 12.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.38 · high 10.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.38 · high 8.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.38 · high 8.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.40 · high 9.20 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.40 · high 7.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.40 · high 7.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.40 · high 8.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.40 · high 9.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.40 · high 7.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.40 · high 8.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.40 · high 8.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.40 · high 6.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.40 · high 6.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.40 · high 7.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.40 · high 9.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.40 · high 11.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.40 · high 11.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.40 · high 12.20 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.40 · high 12.60 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.40 · high 14.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.40 · high 13.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.40 · high 12.20 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.40 · high 14.30 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.40 · high 14.40 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.38 · high 13.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.38 · high 11.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.38 · high 11.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.38 · high 10.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.38 · high 11.30 · high 27.40 · good poor