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Santa Cruz Snorkel Report Today

Ecuador · Updated Sat 05:03 (-06) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 23:50

Santa Cruz looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.1/10

Best time: Mon 17:00

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:05

Sunset

18:10

Water

25.9°C

Max air

25.5°C

Sky

Clear

12% 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

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 23:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 13:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 14:00 — Poor (0.35) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (23 hours)
  • Tide/current (23 hours)
  • Darkness (12 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: Mon 12:00

Mon 12:00, Tue 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Ecuador

Isabela

76 km away

❌ Poor

San Cristóbal

80 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (-06)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.3 around Thu 09:00; 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 1.0m to 1.06m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.76 to 4.38m/s).

Tides range from -0.65m to 1.36m; 2 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
Thu 05:00 1.06 · high 3.31 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.06 · high 3.43 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.06 · high 3.52 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.04 · high 3.55 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.04 · high 3.41 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.04 · high 3.23 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.04 · high 3.08 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.04 · high 3.10 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.04 · high 3.48 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.04 · high 3.60 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.04 · high 3.96 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.04 · high 4.16 · good 25.90 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.06 · high 4.12 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.06 · high 4.38 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.06 · high 4.36 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.06 · high 4.36 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.06 · high 4.16 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.06 · high 4.01 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.04 · high 4.00 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.04 · high 3.49 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.02 · high 3.26 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.02 · high 3.00 · good 25.90 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.00 · high 2.76 · good 25.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.00 · high 2.80 · good 25.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.98 · high 2.80 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.98 · high 2.92 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.98 · high 2.97 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.98 · high 3.13 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.98 · high 2.92 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.98 · high 3.21 · good 25.70 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.96 · high 2.86 · good 25.70 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.96 · high 2.95 · good 25.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.96 · high 3.31 · good 25.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.96 · high 3.59 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.96 · high 3.70 · good 25.80 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.94 · high 3.81 · good 25.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.94 · high 4.43 · good 25.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.92 · high 4.30 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.92 · high 4.26 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.94 · high 4.02 · good 26.00 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.94 · high 3.70 · good 26.10 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.94 · high 3.60 · good 26.10 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.94 · high 3.60 · good 26.10 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.94 · high 3.45 · good 26.10 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.94 · high 3.11 · good 26.10 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.92 · high 2.96 · good 26.10 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.92 · high 2.82 · good 26.00 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.92 · high 2.62 · good 26.00 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.92 · high 2.86 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.98 · high 3.63 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.00 · high 3.43 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.02 · high 3.11 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.04 · high 2.93 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.04 · high 3.43 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.04 · high 3.52 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.04 · high 3.10 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.04 · high 3.62 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.04 · high 4.10 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.04 · high 4.39 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.02 · high 4.43 · good 25.80 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.02 · high 4.16 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.00 · high 4.22 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.98 · high 4.55 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.96 · high 4.50 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.94 · high 4.55 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.94 · high 4.54 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.92 · high 4.03 · good 25.90 · good fair
Sun 00:00 0.92 · high 3.67 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.92 · high 3.35 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.92 · high 3.35 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.92 · high 3.45 · good 25.90 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.92 · high 3.16 · good 25.80 · good poor