Pigeon Island - Cousteau Snorkel Report Today

Guadeloupe · Updated Tue 04:16 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 17:43

Pigeon Island - Cousteau has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Wed 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.0 m/s.

Sunrise

05:45

Sunset

18:41

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

13% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 22:00 (40% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 22:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (30 hours)
  • Tide/current (30 hours)
  • Darkness (16 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 07:00.

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

Thu 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Guadeloupe

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 21:00 – Thu 21:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Tue 12:00; 13 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 0.56m to 0.62m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.25 to 1.45m/s).

Tides range from 0.04m to 0.51m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
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fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
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fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
fair ⚠️ Fair
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
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fair ⚠️ Fair
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
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 21:00 0.62 · high 0.90 · good 29.10 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.62 · high 1.21 · good 29.10 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.62 · high 0.91 · good 29.00 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.62 · high 0.34 · good 29.00 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.62 · high 0.87 · good 28.90 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.62 · high 0.95 · good 28.90 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.62 · high 0.98 · good 28.80 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.62 · high 0.88 · good 28.80 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.60 · high 0.40 · good 28.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.60 · high 1.45 · good 28.70 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.60 · high 1.33 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.58 · high 0.85 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.58 · high 0.49 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.58 · high 0.69 · good 28.50 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.58 · high 0.59 · good 28.50 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.58 · high 0.32 · good 28.60 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.58 · high 1.00 · good 28.70 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.56 · high 1.25 · good 28.80 · good good
Tue 15:00 0.56 · high 0.51 · good 29.00 · good good
Tue 16:00 0.56 · high 0.25 · good 29.20 · good good
Tue 17:00 0.56 · high 0.25 · good 29.40 · good good
Tue 18:00 0.56 · high 0.61 · good 29.50 · good good
Tue 19:00 0.56 · high 0.65 · good 29.50 · good good
Tue 20:00 0.58 · high 0.35 · good 29.50 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.58 · high 1.35 · good 29.50 · good fair
Tue 22:00 0.58 · high 1.71 · good 29.40 · good fair
Tue 23:00 0.58 · high 1.69 · good 29.30 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.58 · high 1.52 · good 29.30 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.58 · high 0.93 · good 29.20 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.58 · high 0.45 · good 29.10 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.58 · high 0.57 · good 29.00 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.58 · high 0.39 · good 28.90 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.56 · high 0.10 · good 28.80 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.56 · high 0.61 · good 28.70 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.58 · high 0.16 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.56 · high 0.15 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.56 · high 0.32 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.54 · high 0.38 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 11:00 0.54 · high 0.85 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 12:00 0.52 · high 0.30 · good 28.60 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.52 · high 1.05 · good 28.70 · good good
Wed 14:00 0.52 · high 1.30 · good 28.90 · good fair
Wed 15:00 0.52 · high 0.65 · good 29.10 · good good
Wed 16:00 0.52 · high 0.70 · good 29.30 · good good
Wed 17:00 0.52 · high 0.38 · good 29.40 · good good
Wed 18:00 0.52 · high 0.30 · good 29.50 · good good
Wed 19:00 0.52 · high 0.71 · good 29.60 · good good
Wed 20:00 0.52 · high 0.81 · good 29.50 · good good
Wed 21:00 0.52 · high 0.96 · good 29.50 · good good
Wed 22:00 0.52 · high 1.90 · good 29.40 · good good
Wed 23:00 0.52 · high 2.04 · good 29.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.52 · high 2.14 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.52 · high 2.18 · good 29.10 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.52 · high 1.91 · good 29.00 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 1.63 · good 28.90 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.52 · high 1.68 · good 28.80 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.50 · high 1.81 · good 28.70 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.50 · high 1.64 · good 28.70 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.50 · high 1.33 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.52 · high 0.71 · good 28.60 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.52 · high 0.87 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.52 · high 0.89 · good 28.50 · good fair
Thu 11:00 0.50 · high 0.65 · good 28.50 · good good
Thu 12:00 0.50 · high 0.47 · good 28.60 · good good
Thu 13:00 0.50 · high 0.71 · good 28.70 · good good
Thu 14:00 0.52 · high 1.53 · good 28.80 · good good
Thu 15:00 0.52 · high 1.31 · good 28.90 · good good
Thu 16:00 0.52 · high 1.03 · good 29.10 · good good
Thu 17:00 0.54 · high 1.08 · good 29.20 · good good
Thu 18:00 0.54 · high 0.83 · good 29.30 · good good
Thu 19:00 0.54 · high 0.71 · good 29.30 · good fair
Thu 20:00 0.54 · high 0.64 · good 29.30 · good fair