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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 20:19

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

Score: 3.0/10

Best time: Fri 08:30

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:26

Sunset

19:05

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.6°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

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ 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 (61 hours)
Tide/current (61 hours)
Wind (59 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 11:30.

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: Wed 00:00

Wed 00:00, Wed 10:00

Nearby alternatives in India

Havelock Island

2225 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:30 – Fri 14:30 (IST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Wed 07:30; 11 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 1.64m to 1.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.2 to 6.75m/s).

Tides range from -0.47m to 1.01m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 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
Tue 15:00	1.70 · high	6.75 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	1.70 · high	6.44 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	1.70 · high	6.14 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	1.70 · high	6.09 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	1.70 · high	6.12 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	1.68 · high	6.34 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	1.68 · high	6.35 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	1.68 · high	6.36 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	1.66 · high	6.38 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	1.66 · high	6.41 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	1.66 · high	6.21 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	1.66 · high	5.99 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Wed 03:00	1.66 · high	5.98 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 04:00	1.66 · high	6.43 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 05:00	1.64 · high	5.99 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 06:00	1.64 · high	5.59 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 07:00	1.66 · high	5.24 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	1.66 · high	5.20 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 09:00	1.66 · high	5.63 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	1.66 · high	6.15 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	1.64 · high	6.14 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	1.64 · high	5.94 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	1.64 · high	5.83 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	1.64 · high	5.82 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	1.64 · high	5.92 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	1.64 · high	6.11 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	1.64 · high	5.65 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	1.64 · high	5.64 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	1.64 · high	6.10 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	1.66 · high	6.39 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	1.66 · high	6.37 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	1.66 · high	6.41 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	1.68 · high	6.16 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	1.68 · high	6.00 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	1.68 · high	5.87 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 02:00	1.70 · high	5.77 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 03:00	1.70 · high	5.02 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 04:00	1.72 · high	4.79 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 05:00	1.72 · high	4.77 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	1.74 · high	5.18 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	1.76 · high	5.30 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	1.76 · high	5.52 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	1.78 · high	5.65 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.78 · high	5.93 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.80 · high	5.46 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	1.80 · high	5.29 · good	29.30 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	1.80 · high	5.71 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	1.82 · high	6.05 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	1.82 · high	6.15 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.82 · high	6.21 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.84 · high	6.24 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.84 · high	6.06 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.86 · high	6.31 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.86 · high	6.56 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.88 · high	6.81 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.90 · high	6.86 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.90 · high	6.91 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.92 · high	6.86 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.92 · high	6.68 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 02:00	1.92 · high	6.57 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 03:00	1.92 · high	6.35 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 04:00	1.92 · high	6.16 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	1.90 · high	6.21 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	1.90 · high	6.28 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	1.88 · high	6.07 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	1.88 · high	6.15 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	1.86 · high	6.00 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	1.86 · high	5.90 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	1.84 · high	6.01 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	1.84 · high	5.98 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	1.84 · high	6.15 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	1.84 · high	6.25 · high	29.20 · good	poor