Can you snorkel in Pigeon Island - Cousteau today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Pigeon Island - Cousteau starts Sat 19:00 and lasts until 21:00. Around 22% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Pigeon Island - Cousteau?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Pigeon Island - Cousteau so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Pigeon Island - Cousteau Snorkel Report Today

Guadeloupe · Updated Fri 03:26 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 21:07

Pigeon Island - Cousteau has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 15:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.9/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Waves

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No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:46

Sunset

18:40

Water

29.5°C

Max air

25.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

89% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 19:00–21:00 (22% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sat 19:00 until 21:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (49 hours)
Tide/current (49 hours)
Darkness (23 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.

Nearby alternatives in Guadeloupe

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 01:00 – Sat 01:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Wed 06:00; 12 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 0.48m to 0.5m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 15/24 sampled hours (range 2.2 to 8.8m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 0.47m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 01:00	0.50 · high	3.70 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.50 · high	3.50 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.48 · high	3.60 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.48 · high	4.10 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.48 · high	2.90 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.48 · high	2.30 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.48 · high	2.20 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	0.48 · high	4.00 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	0.48 · high	3.80 · good	28.50 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	0.48 · high	4.00 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.50 · high	3.70 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.50 · high	6.00 · high	28.50 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.50 · high	7.30 · high	28.50 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.48 · high	7.60 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.48 · high	6.40 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.48 · high	8.00 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.50 · high	8.80 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.50 · high	6.30 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	0.50 · high	4.50 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 20:00	0.50 · high	5.10 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 21:00	0.50 · high	7.50 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 22:00	0.50 · high	7.30 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 23:00	0.48 · high	5.10 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.48 · high	4.00 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.48 · high	2.70 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.48 · high	2.10 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.48 · high	2.70 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.48 · high	2.30 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.46 · high	1.90 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.46 · high	3.20 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.46 · high	2.30 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.48 · high	2.20 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.48 · high	4.40 · good	28.50 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.48 · high	3.10 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.46 · high	3.40 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	0.46 · high	5.80 · high	28.50 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	0.46 · high	5.20 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	0.46 · high	6.30 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Thu 15:00	0.46 · high	6.10 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 16:00	0.46 · high	7.00 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 17:00	0.46 · high	4.40 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 18:00	0.46 · high	3.60 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	0.46 · high	4.90 · good	29.20 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	0.46 · high	5.20 · good	29.20 · good	fair
Thu 21:00	0.46 · high	6.10 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Thu 22:00	0.46 · high	5.90 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Thu 23:00	0.48 · high	5.80 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.48 · high	6.20 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.48 · high	6.50 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.46 · high	6.80 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.46 · high	6.80 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.46 · high	6.20 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.48 · high	7.90 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.48 · high	7.10 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	0.48 · high	7.20 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	0.48 · high	8.40 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.48 · high	7.60 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.46 · high	5.90 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.46 · high	4.00 · good	28.70 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.46 · high	3.70 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.46 · high	5.70 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.46 · high	8.10 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	0.46 · high	6.80 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Fri 16:00	0.46 · high	8.70 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.46 · high	7.40 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Fri 18:00	0.46 · high	4.80 · good	29.80 · good	fair
Fri 19:00	0.46 · high	5.10 · good	29.80 · good	fair
Fri 20:00	0.46 · high	6.10 · high	29.80 · good	fair
Fri 21:00	0.46 · high	7.60 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Fri 22:00	0.46 · high	6.90 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Fri 23:00	0.48 · high	5.40 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.48 · high	5.10 · good	29.50 · good	poor