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Bunaken Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Sat 05:02 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 04:49

Bunaken has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 08:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 9.4/10

Best time: Sun 08:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:41

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.3°C

Max air

29.0°C

Sky

Clear

2% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 00:00–09:00 (45% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 00:00 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (31 hours)
  • Sea temperature (22 hours)
  • Tide/current (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Sun 00:00

Sun 00:00, Sun 13:00, Mon 01:00, Mon 13:00, Tue 02:00

Nearby alternatives in Indonesia

Raja Ampat

671 km away

✅ Good

Derawan

728 km away

✅ Good

Wakatobi

784 km away

❌ Poor

Labuan Bajo

1248 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (WITA)

Previous day Yesterday

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.94 around Sun 09:00; 10 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.08m to 0.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.35 to 5.46m/s).

Tides range from -0.18m to 1.49m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
poor ❌ Limited
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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poor ❌ Limited
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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excellent ✅ Excellent
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poor ❌ Limited
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excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
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 21:00 0.10 · good 1.95 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.10 · good 1.97 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.10 · good 2.09 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.10 · good 1.22 · good 30.30 · good excellent
Sun 01:00 0.10 · good 0.38 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Sun 02:00 0.08 · good 2.15 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Sun 03:00 0.08 · good 4.49 · good 30.50 · out of range excellent
Sun 04:00 0.08 · good 4.16 · good 30.60 · out of range excellent
Sun 05:00 0.08 · good 4.80 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Sun 06:00 0.08 · good 5.46 · high 30.70 · out of range excellent
Sun 07:00 0.10 · good 4.69 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Sun 08:00 0.12 · good 3.77 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Sun 09:00 0.14 · good 2.86 · good 30.60 · out of range excellent
Sun 10:00 0.14 · good 1.10 · good 30.60 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 0.12 · good 1.33 · good 30.50 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 0.12 · good 0.35 · good 30.50 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 0.12 · good 1.60 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.10 · good 2.33 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.10 · good 3.08 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.10 · good 2.66 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.08 · good 2.12 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.08 · good 2.25 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.08 · good 1.79 · good 30.40 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.08 · good 1.83 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.08 · good 2.13 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.08 · good 2.80 · good 30.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.08 · good 2.71 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.08 · good 1.35 · good 30.30 · good excellent
Mon 01:00 0.08 · good 0.61 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Mon 02:00 0.08 · good 0.89 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Mon 03:00 0.08 · good 2.82 · good 30.50 · out of range excellent
Mon 04:00 0.08 · good 3.91 · good 30.60 · out of range excellent
Mon 05:00 0.08 · good 4.60 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Mon 06:00 0.08 · good 1.28 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Mon 07:00 0.08 · good 1.46 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Mon 08:00 0.08 · good 3.21 · good 30.70 · out of range excellent
Mon 09:00 0.08 · good 4.19 · good 30.60 · out of range excellent
Mon 10:00 0.08 · good 4.24 · good 30.60 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 0.06 · good 2.73 · good 30.50 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 0.06 · good 2.50 · good 30.50 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 0.06 · good 1.54 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.06 · good 1.36 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.06 · good 1.55 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.06 · good 2.00 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.06 · good 2.16 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.06 · good 1.86 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.06 · good 2.24 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.06 · good 1.97 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.06 · good 1.71 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.08 · good 1.64 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.10 · good 1.90 · good 30.30 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.12 · good 1.87 · good 30.30 · good excellent
Tue 01:00 0.14 · good 0.81 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Tue 02:00 0.14 · good 1.36 · good 30.40 · good excellent
Tue 03:00 0.16 · good 3.86 · good 30.50 · out of range good
Tue 04:00 0.16 · good 4.14 · good 30.60 · out of range good