MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Bunaken Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Mon 14:56 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Mon 14:56 (WITA)

Bunaken has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 16:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 7.1/10

Mon 15:00 (WITA)

Later today

Excellent · 7.2/10

Mon 17:00 (WITA)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Wed 08:00 (WITA)

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

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Mon 16:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Mon 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:23

Sunset

17:28

Water

30.8°C

Max air

29.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

32% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 16:00–17:00 (40% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 16:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)
  • Sea temperature (29 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 02:00.

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: Wed 02:00

Mon 23:00, Tue 15:00, Wed 02:00, Wed 15:00, Thu 03:00

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

Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (WITA)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.76 around Mon 14:00; 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 0.1m to 0.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 0.66 to 6.83m/s).

Tides range from -0.55m to 1.78m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Good 🌟 Good
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
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Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Poor ❌ Limited
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Good 🌟 Good
Excellent ✅ Excellent
Excellent ✅ Excellent
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
Sun 15:00 0.12 · good 5.56 · high 30.90 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 0.14 · good 6.83 · high 30.90 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 0.14 · good 6.48 · high 30.80 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 0.16 · good 4.90 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.20 · good 2.66 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.24 · good 0.95 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.22 · good 1.57 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.22 · good 3.09 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.20 · good 3.86 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.20 · good 4.20 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.18 · good 3.30 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.18 · good 2.76 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.16 · good 2.78 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.16 · good 2.72 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.14 · good 2.37 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.14 · good 2.47 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.12 · good 2.17 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.12 · good 0.66 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.12 · good 2.20 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.10 · good 3.64 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.10 · good 2.17 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Mon 12:00 0.10 · good 1.75 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.10 · good 2.43 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.10 · good 3.93 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.10 · good 4.27 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.10 · good 4.21 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.10 · good 3.92 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.12 · good 3.11 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.12 · good 2.13 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.12 · good 0.71 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.12 · good 2.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.10 · good 3.53 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.10 · good 3.58 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.10 · good 3.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.10 · good 3.20 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.10 · good 3.19 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.10 · good 2.54 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.10 · good 2.42 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.10 · good 2.50 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.10 · good 3.01 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.10 · good 2.59 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.10 · good 1.61 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.10 · good 0.36 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.10 · good 2.89 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 11:00 0.10 · good 3.27 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 12:00 0.10 · good 3.75 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 13:00 0.10 · good 3.96 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.10 · good 4.27 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.12 · good 3.80 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.12 · good 3.35 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.14 · good 1.99 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.14 · good 0.79 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.10 · good 2.26 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.10 · good 4.08 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.10 · good 3.68 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.12 · good 3.27 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.12 · good 2.71 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.12 · good 2.44 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 0.10 · good 1.63 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 0.10 · good 1.31 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 0.10 · good 0.81 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 0.10 · good 0.61 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.10 · good 0.93 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.10 · good 1.47 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.10 · good 1.18 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.10 · good 1.67 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.10 · good 2.50 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.10 · good 3.65 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.10 · good 2.46 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.10 · good 2.50 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.10 · good 0.81 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.10 · good 1.00 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent