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Santa Cruz Snorkel Report Today

Ecuador · Updated Tue 04:14 (-06) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 12:10

Santa Cruz looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.9/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 14:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:05

Sunset

18:10

Water

25.9°C

Max air

25.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

89% 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

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 13:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 20:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves
  • Wed 14:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (57 hours)
  • Tide/current (47 hours)
  • Darkness (30 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 09:00.

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: Wed 14:00

Wed 02:00, Wed 14:00, Thu 03:00, Thu 15:00

Nearby alternatives in Ecuador

Isabela

76 km away

❌ Poor

San Cristóbal

80 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 18:00 – Thu 18:00 (-06)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Mon 17:00; 9 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 0.72m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.3 to 3.65m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to 1.19m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 18:00 0.76 · high 3.22 · good 26.10 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.76 · high 3.53 · good 26.10 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.76 · high 3.29 · good 26.10 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.76 · high 3.26 · good 26.10 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.76 · high 2.95 · good 26.10 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.74 · high 2.69 · good 26.10 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.74 · high 1.93 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.74 · high 1.72 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.72 · high 1.42 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 1.57 · good 26.00 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.72 · high 1.86 · good 26.00 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.72 · high 2.14 · good 25.90 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.72 · high 1.91 · good 25.90 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.72 · high 1.53 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.74 · high 1.35 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.74 · high 1.30 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.74 · high 1.71 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.76 · high 1.88 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.76 · high 2.11 · good 25.80 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.76 · high 2.37 · good 25.80 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.78 · high 2.60 · good 25.80 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.78 · high 2.67 · good 25.90 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.78 · high 3.35 · good 25.90 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.78 · high 3.65 · good 26.00 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.78 · high 3.60 · good 26.00 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.78 · high 3.65 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.80 · high 3.66 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.80 · high 3.65 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.80 · high 3.47 · good 26.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.82 · high 3.27 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.82 · high 3.36 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.82 · high 3.25 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.82 · high 2.97 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.82 · high 2.82 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.82 · high 2.50 · good 26.00 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.84 · high 2.60 · good 26.00 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.84 · high 2.67 · good 26.00 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.96 · high 2.87 · good 26.00 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.96 · high 2.89 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.96 · high 2.77 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.96 · high 3.06 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.98 · high 3.26 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.98 · high 3.36 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.00 · high 3.81 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.00 · high 3.82 · good 25.90 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.02 · high 3.56 · good 26.00 · good fair
Wed 16:00 1.02 · high 3.86 · good 26.00 · good fair
Wed 17:00 1.04 · high 3.99 · good 26.00 · good fair
Wed 18:00 1.04 · high 4.00 · good 26.00 · good fair
Wed 19:00 1.04 · high 4.04 · good 26.00 · good fair
Wed 20:00 1.06 · high 4.12 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.06 · high 4.10 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.06 · high 4.15 · good 26.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.08 · high 3.66 · good 26.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.08 · high 3.40 · good 26.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.08 · high 3.35 · good 26.10 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.08 · high 3.45 · good 26.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.08 · high 3.60 · good 26.00 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.08 · high 3.55 · good 26.00 · good poor
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