MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Bunaken Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Tue 00:31 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 00:31 (WITA)

Bunaken has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 02:00 (WITA)

Later today

Excellent · 7.5/10

Tue 08:00 (WITA)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.9/10

Wed 08:00 (WITA)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 7.5/10

Best time: Tue 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Tue 08:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 16:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:23

Sunset

17:28

Water

30.3°C

Max air

29.0°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 08:00–17:00 (43% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 08:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (69 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Sea temperature (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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 02:00

Tue 15:00, Wed 02:00, Wed 15:00, Thu 03:00, Thu 16:00

Nearby alternatives in Indonesia

Raja Ampat

671 km away

✅ Good

Derawan

728 km away

✅ Good

Wakatobi

784 km away

✅ Good

Labuan Bajo

1248 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 02:00 – Sat 02:00 (WITA)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.92 around Wed 08:00; 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 0.04m to 0.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.46 to 5.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.47m to 1.75m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Poor ❌ Limited
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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 02:00 0.04 · good 1.65 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.04 · good 1.54 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.04 · good 2.07 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.04 · good 2.47 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.04 · good 2.36 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.04 · good 1.56 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.04 · good 0.46 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.04 · good 1.45 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.04 · good 2.75 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.04 · good 3.24 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.04 · good 4.62 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.04 · good 5.20 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.04 · good 3.69 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Wed 15:00 0.04 · good 4.52 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Wed 16:00 0.06 · good 4.57 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Wed 17:00 0.06 · good 4.05 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 18:00 0.06 · good 3.61 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.10 · good 2.88 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.10 · good 2.66 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.10 · good 2.16 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.10 · good 1.44 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.08 · good 1.35 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.08 · good 2.06 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.08 · good 2.41 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.08 · good 2.66 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.08 · good 2.42 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.08 · good 1.95 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.08 · good 2.06 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.08 · good 2.12 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.06 · good 2.08 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.06 · good 2.09 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.06 · good 0.88 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.06 · good 2.56 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Thu 11:00 0.06 · good 3.42 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.06 · good 4.66 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.06 · good 4.38 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 14:00 0.06 · good 3.91 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Thu 15:00 0.06 · good 4.10 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Thu 16:00 0.06 · good 4.74 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 17:00 0.06 · good 4.03 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 18:00 0.06 · good 3.40 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.10 · good 2.25 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.12 · good 1.44 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.12 · good 0.85 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.12 · good 0.28 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.12 · good 0.64 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.12 · good 1.52 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.10 · good 1.68 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.10 · good 1.92 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.10 · good 1.95 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.08 · good 1.94 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.08 · good 2.30 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.08 · good 2.32 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.08 · good 2.35 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.08 · good 1.39 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.08 · good 0.60 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.08 · good 2.09 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.08 · good 3.56 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.08 · good 4.66 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.08 · good 4.28 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 14:00 0.08 · good 4.60 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Fri 15:00 0.10 · good 5.06 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.12 · good 4.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.14 · good 3.91 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 18:00 0.14 · good 3.52 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.14 · good 2.81 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.12 · good 2.76 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.12 · good 2.20 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.10 · good 1.54 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.10 · good 1.40 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.10 · good 1.63 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.08 · good 1.86 · good 30.00 · good Poor