Can you snorkel in Bunaken today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Bunaken starts Fri 09:00. Around 36% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Bunaken 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.

Bunaken Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Fri 03:24 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 16:26

Bunaken has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 17:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 8.0/10

Best time: Fri 17:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:41

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.4°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 09:00 (36% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Saturday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (42 hours)
Tide/current (14 hours)
Sea temperature (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 14:00.

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: Fri 18:00

Fri 18:00, Sat 08:00, Sat 19:00, Sun 09:00, Sun 20:00

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 historical data

Tue 08:00 – Fri 08:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.81 around Tue 17:00; 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 0.18m to 0.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.76 to 3.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.02m to 1.23m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Wed 01:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Thu 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

Fri 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 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
Tue 08:00	0.20 · good	1.88 · good	30.90 · out of range	excellent
Tue 09:00	0.20 · good	1.38 · good	30.80 · out of range	excellent
Tue 10:00	0.20 · good	0.76 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 11:00	0.18 · good	1.37 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 12:00	0.18 · good	2.75 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 13:00	0.18 · good	3.27 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 14:00	0.18 · good	3.03 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 15:00	0.18 · good	2.86 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 16:00	0.18 · good	1.97 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 17:00	0.18 · good	1.57 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 18:00	0.18 · good	1.88 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 19:00	0.18 · good	1.61 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 20:00	0.18 · good	1.97 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 21:00	0.18 · good	1.84 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 22:00	0.18 · good	2.35 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 23:00	0.18 · good	1.32 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 00:00	0.18 · good	1.50 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Wed 01:00	0.18 · good	1.25 · good	30.70 · out of range	excellent
Wed 02:00	0.20 · good	1.72 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Wed 03:00	0.20 · good	2.41 · good	30.80 · out of range	good
Wed 04:00	0.20 · good	3.60 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Wed 05:00	0.20 · good	3.40 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Wed 06:00	0.20 · good	2.43 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Wed 07:00	0.20 · good	1.95 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Wed 08:00	0.22 · good	1.85 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Wed 09:00	0.22 · good	1.06 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Wed 10:00	0.22 · good	0.50 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Wed 11:00	0.20 · good	1.13 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Wed 12:00	0.20 · good	1.48 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Wed 13:00	0.20 · good	1.85 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Wed 14:00	0.20 · good	2.30 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Wed 15:00	0.20 · good	2.07 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Wed 16:00	0.20 · good	2.19 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Wed 17:00	0.20 · good	2.09 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 18:00	0.20 · good	2.25 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 19:00	0.20 · good	2.51 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 20:00	0.22 · good	2.31 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 21:00	0.22 · good	1.72 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 22:00	0.22 · good	1.96 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 23:00	0.24 · good	2.24 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 00:00	0.24 · good	1.84 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Thu 01:00	0.24 · good	0.83 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Thu 02:00	0.26 · good	1.87 · good	30.80 · out of range	good
Thu 03:00	0.26 · good	5.17 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Thu 04:00	0.26 · good	4.20 · good	31.00 · out of range	fair
Thu 05:00	0.26 · good	2.51 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Thu 06:00	0.26 · good	2.18 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Thu 07:00	0.26 · good	2.87 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Thu 08:00	0.26 · good	3.26 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Thu 09:00	0.30 · good	2.31 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Thu 10:00	0.30 · good	3.32 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Thu 11:00	0.30 · good	3.29 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 12:00	0.30 · good	2.80 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 13:00	0.30 · good	2.46 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Thu 14:00	0.32 · good	2.15 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Thu 15:00	0.32 · good	2.58 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Thu 16:00	0.32 · good	1.42 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Thu 17:00	0.30 · good	1.88 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 18:00	0.30 · good	2.34 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 19:00	0.28 · good	1.51 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 20:00	0.28 · good	2.44 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 21:00	0.26 · good	1.56 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 22:00	0.26 · good	1.10 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 23:00	0.26 · good	2.36 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Fri 00:00	0.26 · good	1.88 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Fri 01:00	0.24 · good	1.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Fri 02:00	0.24 · good	0.53 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Fri 03:00	0.22 · good	2.44 · good	30.80 · out of range	good
Fri 04:00	0.22 · good	4.45 · good	30.90 · out of range	fair
Fri 05:00	0.22 · good	4.52 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Fri 06:00	0.22 · good	4.24 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Fri 07:00	0.22 · good	4.30 · good	31.00 · out of range	fair