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 Tue 04:15 (IST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 05:31

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

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Fri 08:30

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 07:30 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:30 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.2 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:26

Sunset

19:05

Water

29.1°C

Max air

28.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

58% 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

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Fri 03:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, wind
Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind
Thu 02:00 — Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (27 hours)
Wind (27 hours)
Tide/current (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 15:30.

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.

Nearby alternatives in India

Havelock Island

2225 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 23:30 – Sat 23:30 (IST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Thu 05:30; 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 2.34m to 2.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 22.3 to 36.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.18m to 0.67m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

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Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

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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

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 00:00	2.40 · high	31.20 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	2.38 · high	31.00 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	2.36 · high	27.90 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	2.34 · high	25.60 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	2.34 · high	26.80 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	2.36 · high	29.40 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	2.36 · high	22.70 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	2.38 · high	30.60 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	2.40 · high	22.30 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	2.42 · high	36.20 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	2.42 · high	30.40 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	2.44 · high	33.20 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	2.44 · high	34.80 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	2.44 · high	30.70 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	2.46 · high	31.70 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	2.46 · high	33.40 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	2.48 · high	32.30 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	2.48 · high	29.70 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	2.50 · high	31.40 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	2.52 · high	34.10 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	2.52 · high	31.80 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	2.54 · high	27.70 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	2.56 · high	33.90 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	2.58 · high	28.30 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	2.60 · high	25.10 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	2.62 · high	24.70 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	2.64 · high	23.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	2.66 · high	27.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	2.68 · high	24.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	2.72 · high	25.40 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	2.74 · high	27.30 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	2.74 · high	24.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	2.76 · high	28.10 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	2.76 · high	26.80 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	2.74 · high	23.20 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	2.70 · high	25.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	2.68 · high	27.00 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	2.66 · high	30.10 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	2.64 · high	28.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	2.62 · high	27.10 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	2.60 · high	30.00 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	2.60 · high	24.30 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	2.58 · high	25.40 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	2.56 · high	25.30 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	2.54 · high	22.70 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	2.52 · high	18.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	2.50 · high	25.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	2.50 · high	24.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	2.48 · high	22.40 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	2.46 · high	23.20 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	2.44 · high	21.00 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	2.42 · high	21.20 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	2.42 · high	27.00 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	2.40 · high	21.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	2.40 · high	18.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	2.40 · high	16.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	2.42 · high	27.20 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	2.42 · high	25.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	2.44 · high	26.60 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	2.44 · high	36.50 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	2.46 · high	32.70 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	2.70 · high	30.50 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	2.74 · high	35.70 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	2.78 · high	33.10 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	2.84 · high	41.10 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	2.92 · high	35.80 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	2.98 · high	42.60 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	2.98 · high	31.00 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	3.00 · high	28.00 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	3.00 · high	37.10 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	2.98 · high	26.40 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	2.94 · high	37.50 · high	29.40 · good	poor