Can you snorkel in Bunaken today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Bunaken starts Sat 00:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 40% 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 Sat 00:31

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

Best morning signal: Sat 11:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:41

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.1°C

Max air

29.3°C

Sky

Clear

29% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 00:00–09:00 (40% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

✅ 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 (35 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

Fri 16:00 – Mon 16:00 (WITA)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Sat 10:00; 7 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 0.06m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 0.6 to 10.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 1.37m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 01:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Fri 16:00	0.04 · good	6.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 17:00	0.04 · good	7.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 18:00	0.04 · good	7.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 19:00	0.04 · good	7.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 20:00	0.04 · good	5.30 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.04 · good	4.70 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.04 · good	6.00 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.04 · good	6.10 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.04 · good	4.20 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Sat 01:00	0.04 · good	2.70 · good	30.50 · out of range	fair
Sat 02:00	0.04 · good	2.10 · good	30.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 03:00	0.04 · good	3.50 · good	30.70 · out of range	fair
Sat 04:00	0.04 · good	6.60 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sat 05:00	0.04 · good	9.40 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sat 06:00	0.04 · good	7.50 · high	30.90 · out of range	poor
Sat 07:00	0.04 · good	5.20 · good	30.90 · out of range	fair
Sat 08:00	0.04 · good	2.80 · good	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sat 09:00	0.04 · good	4.70 · good	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sat 10:00	0.04 · good	0.60 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 11:00	0.04 · good	3.30 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 12:00	0.04 · good	5.10 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 13:00	0.06 · good	10.10 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 14:00	0.04 · good	8.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sat 15:00	0.04 · good	9.60 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 16:00	0.04 · good	9.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 17:00	0.04 · good	9.50 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 18:00	0.04 · good	8.00 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 19:00	0.04 · good	7.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 20:00	0.04 · good	6.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 21:00	0.04 · good	7.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 22:00	0.04 · good	8.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 23:00	0.04 · good	6.40 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 00:00	0.04 · good	5.60 · high	30.50 · out of range	good
Sun 01:00	0.04 · good	1.20 · good	30.50 · out of range	excellent
Sun 02:00	0.06 · good	8.70 · high	30.70 · out of range	good
Sun 03:00	0.06 · good	14.60 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sun 04:00	0.06 · good	13.90 · high	30.90 · out of range	good
Sun 05:00	0.06 · good	13.50 · high	31.00 · out of range	good
Sun 06:00	0.06 · good	13.90 · high	31.10 · out of range	good
Sun 07:00	0.06 · good	13.20 · high	31.10 · out of range	fair
Sun 08:00	0.06 · good	10.90 · high	31.00 · out of range	fair
Sun 09:00	0.06 · good	8.00 · high	31.00 · out of range	good
Sun 10:00	0.06 · good	5.20 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Sun 11:00	0.06 · good	4.80 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sun 12:00	0.06 · good	6.10 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sun 13:00	0.06 · good	5.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
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