Can you snorkel in Lakshadweep today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Lakshadweep over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Lakshadweep?

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 Lakshadweep 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.

Lakshadweep Snorkel Report Today

India · Updated Sat 05:04 (IST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 06:24

Lakshadweep looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 08:30, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Sun 08:30

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 08:30 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 14:30 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:25

Sunset

19:05

Water

29.1°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Sun 03:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sun 01:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sun 04:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (52 hours)
Tide/current (52 hours)
Wind (42 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 12:30.

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 22:00

Sun 09:00, Sun 22:00, Mon 09:00, Mon 23:00

Nearby alternatives in India

Havelock Island

2225 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 00:30 – Tue 00:30 (IST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Sat 10:30; 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 1.86m to 1.96m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 4.46 to 8.09m/s).

Tides range from -0.15m to 1.04m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 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
Sat 01:00	1.88 · high	7.55 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	1.88 · high	6.90 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	1.86 · high	8.09 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	1.86 · high	6.66 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	1.86 · high	5.49 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	1.96 · high	7.27 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	1.96 · high	7.28 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	1.94 · high	6.99 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	1.94 · high	6.45 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	1.94 · high	6.54 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	1.92 · high	6.62 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	1.92 · high	6.80 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	1.92 · high	6.30 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	1.90 · high	5.93 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	1.90 · high	6.01 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	1.90 · high	5.86 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	1.88 · high	6.44 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	1.88 · high	5.94 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	1.88 · high	5.90 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	1.88 · high	6.42 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	1.88 · high	4.46 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	1.88 · high	7.21 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	1.88 · high	5.35 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	1.88 · high	6.26 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	1.88 · high	3.93 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 02:00	1.86 · high	6.28 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 03:00	1.86 · high	4.74 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 04:00	1.86 · high	4.47 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	1.84 · high	6.39 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	1.84 · high	6.55 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	1.84 · high	6.38 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	1.86 · high	6.21 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	1.86 · high	6.04 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	1.86 · high	6.29 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	1.86 · high	6.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	1.86 · high	6.65 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	1.86 · high	6.83 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	1.88 · high	4.93 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	1.88 · high	5.47 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	1.88 · high	7.28 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	1.88 · high	6.81 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	1.88 · high	6.72 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	1.88 · high	7.05 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	1.90 · high	6.05 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	1.90 · high	7.06 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	1.90 · high	5.51 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	1.90 · high	7.61 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	1.90 · high	6.47 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	1.90 · high	7.11 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	1.88 · high	6.24 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	1.88 · high	4.55 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	1.86 · high	5.80 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	1.86 · high	5.30 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	1.84 · high	5.12 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	1.84 · high	5.68 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	1.82 · high	6.17 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	1.82 · high	6.47 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	1.82 · high	5.30 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	1.84 · high	6.01 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	1.84 · high	6.49 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	1.84 · high	6.91 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	1.84 · high	7.27 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.84 · high	5.85 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	1.84 · high	5.72 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	1.84 · high	5.77 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	1.84 · high	4.70 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	1.84 · high	6.92 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	1.84 · high	5.46 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	1.84 · high	5.35 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	1.84 · high	6.19 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	1.84 · high	6.40 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	1.84 · high	5.90 · high	29.00 · good	poor