Can you snorkel in Labuan Bajo today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Labuan Bajo starts Thu 00:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 48% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Labuan Bajo?

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 Labuan Bajo 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.

Labuan Bajo Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Tue 04:16 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 06:48

Labuan Bajo has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

17:57

Water

28.2°C

Max air

30.0°C

Sky

Clear

1% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–09:00 (48% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (18 hours)
Darkness (15 hours)
Tide/current (10 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 22:00.

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: Thu 23:00

Thu 13:00, Thu 23:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 22:00 – Mon 22:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Sat 09:00; 2 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 0.22m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 1.8 to 12.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.18m to 1.19m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Sun 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 03:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

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

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 22:00	0.22 · good	6.00 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.24 · good	6.80 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.24 · good	4.70 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.24 · good	1.80 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Sat 02:00	0.26 · good	2.50 · good	29.20 · good	fair
Sat 03:00	0.26 · good	8.00 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.26 · good	12.90 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.26 · good	11.10 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.26 · good	10.40 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.26 · good	9.70 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	0.26 · good	8.50 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	0.26 · good	7.20 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	0.26 · good	5.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	0.24 · good	5.80 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	0.24 · good	7.30 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	0.24 · good	8.90 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.24 · good	9.60 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	0.24 · good	9.00 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	0.24 · good	9.40 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	0.26 · good	11.00 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.26 · good	10.40 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.26 · good	9.70 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.26 · good	9.80 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.26 · good	9.80 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.26 · good	10.50 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.26 · good	10.20 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.26 · good	7.60 · high	28.80 · good	good
Sun 01:00	0.26 · good	4.90 · good	28.80 · good	good
Sun 02:00	0.26 · good	1.90 · good	28.90 · good	good
Sun 03:00	0.26 · good	1.90 · good	29.00 · good	good
Sun 04:00	0.28 · good	7.20 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.28 · good	12.50 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.30 · good	12.50 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.30 · good	9.30 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.32 · good	6.70 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.32 · good	8.70 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.30 · good	9.10 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.28 · good	9.90 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.26 · good	10.00 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.26 · good	10.20 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.26 · good	9.90 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.26 · good	8.80 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.26 · good	8.00 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.26 · good	9.10 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.26 · good	9.90 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.26 · good	10.60 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.28 · good	10.90 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.28 · good	11.30 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.28 · good	11.60 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.28 · good	11.80 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.28 · good	9.10 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Mon 01:00	0.28 · good	6.20 · high	28.80 · good	good
Mon 02:00	0.26 · good	3.20 · good	28.80 · good	good
Mon 03:00	0.26 · good	3.10 · good	28.90 · good	good
Mon 04:00	0.26 · good	11.00 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.26 · good	16.10 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.26 · good	14.00 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.28 · good	10.90 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.32 · good	9.40 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.34 · good	7.30 · high	29.00 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.32 · good	9.60 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	0.30 · good	10.60 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.28 · good	11.80 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.26 · good	13.20 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.26 · good	12.70 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.24 · good	11.00 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.24 · good	9.40 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.22 · good	9.00 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.22 · good	9.70 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.22 · good	10.20 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.22 · good	10.00 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.22 · good	8.30 · high	28.70 · good	poor