Can you snorkel in Bunaken today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Bunaken starts Sat 00:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 38% 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 22:49

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

Score: 8.2/10

Best time: Sat 08:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:41

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.1°C

Max air

27.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

33% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 00:00–09:00 (38% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Saturday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (37 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

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671 km away

✅ Good

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✅ Good

Wakatobi

784 km away

❌ Poor

Labuan Bajo

1248 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 14:00 – Wed 14:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.85 around Mon 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 0.06m to 0.08m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 0.5 to 11.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.22m to 1.56m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 01:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 09:00 good 🌟 Good

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 01:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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
Sun 14:00	0.06 · good	6.70 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 15:00	0.06 · good	6.40 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 16:00	0.06 · good	7.60 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 17:00	0.06 · good	7.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 18:00	0.06 · good	6.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 19:00	0.06 · good	8.60 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 20:00	0.06 · good	5.80 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 21:00	0.06 · good	3.50 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 22:00	0.06 · good	0.50 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 23:00	0.06 · good	2.20 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 00:00	0.06 · good	2.20 · good	30.60 · out of range	excellent
Mon 01:00	0.06 · good	0.90 · good	30.60 · out of range	excellent
Mon 02:00	0.08 · good	3.90 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Mon 03:00	0.08 · good	6.40 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Mon 04:00	0.08 · good	7.60 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 05:00	0.08 · good	8.30 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 06:00	0.08 · good	11.50 · high	31.00 · out of range	fair
Mon 07:00	0.08 · good	5.80 · high	31.00 · out of range	fair
Mon 08:00	0.08 · good	6.30 · high	31.00 · out of range	fair
Mon 09:00	0.08 · good	8.60 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 10:00	0.08 · good	7.90 · high	30.90 · out of range	poor
Mon 11:00	0.08 · good	9.30 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 12:00	0.08 · good	9.20 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 13:00	0.08 · good	7.10 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 14:00	0.08 · good	6.50 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 15:00	0.08 · good	7.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 16:00	0.08 · good	7.00 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 17:00	0.06 · good	6.50 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 18:00	0.06 · good	5.40 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 19:00	0.06 · good	5.30 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 20:00	0.06 · good	6.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 21:00	0.06 · good	7.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 22:00	0.06 · good	6.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 23:00	0.06 · good	5.10 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 00:00	0.06 · good	4.00 · good	30.50 · out of range	fair
Tue 01:00	0.06 · good	3.80 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Tue 02:00	0.08 · good	4.50 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Tue 03:00	0.08 · good	10.20 · high	30.80 · out of range	good
Tue 04:00	0.08 · good	16.60 · high	30.90 · out of range	good
Tue 05:00	0.08 · good	16.00 · high	31.00 · out of range	fair
Tue 06:00	0.08 · good	15.00 · high	31.10 · out of range	fair
Tue 07:00	0.08 · good	13.00 · high	31.10 · out of range	fair
Tue 08:00	0.08 · good	2.20 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Tue 09:00	0.08 · good	12.20 · high	31.00 · out of range	good
Tue 10:00	0.08 · good	10.10 · high	30.90 · out of range	poor
Tue 11:00	0.08 · good	8.10 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 12:00	0.08 · good	1.50 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 13:00	0.08 · good	4.70 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 14:00	0.08 · good	5.90 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 15:00	0.08 · good	8.50 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 16:00	0.08 · good	9.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 17:00	0.08 · good	9.10 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 18:00	0.08 · good	9.20 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 19:00	0.08 · good	9.30 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 20:00	0.08 · good	6.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 21:00	0.08 · good	4.40 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 22:00	0.08 · good	6.40 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 23:00	0.10 · good	7.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 00:00	0.10 · good	3.60 · good	30.50 · out of range	excellent
Wed 01:00	0.10 · good	1.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	excellent
Wed 02:00	0.10 · good	8.30 · high	30.60 · out of range	good
Wed 03:00	0.10 · good	13.80 · high	30.60 · out of range	fair
Wed 04:00	0.10 · good	16.70 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Wed 05:00	0.10 · good	14.70 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Wed 06:00	0.10 · good	14.80 · high	30.80 · out of range	good
Wed 07:00	0.10 · good	11.50 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Wed 08:00	0.10 · good	10.60 · high	30.80 · out of range	good
Wed 09:00	0.10 · good	10.00 · high	30.70 · out of range	good
Wed 10:00	0.10 · good	5.30 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 11:00	0.10 · good	1.00 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Wed 12:00	0.10 · good	0.60 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 13:00	0.10 · good	2.70 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor