Can you snorkel in Wakatobi today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Wakatobi over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Wakatobi?

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 Wakatobi 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.

Wakatobi Snorkel Report Today

Indonesia · Updated Fri 03:25 (WITA) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 15:30

Wakatobi looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 16:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:56

Sunset

17:48

Water

27.4°C

Max air

26.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Sat 08:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, wind
Sat 07:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind
Sat 06:00 — Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (67 hours)
Wind (67 hours)
Tide/current (67 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: Sun 16:00

Fri 14:00, Sun 16:00

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 07:00 – Sun 07:00 (WITA)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Fri 14:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.66m to 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 3.63 to 5.59m/s).

Tides range from -0.28m to 1.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Thu 07:00	0.76 · high	4.67 · good	28.00 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.76 · high	5.14 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.70 · high	3.66 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	0.68 · high	3.67 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.68 · high	3.99 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.66 · high	4.18 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.66 · high	4.55 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.66 · high	4.47 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.66 · high	4.81 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.66 · high	4.59 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.68 · high	4.23 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.68 · high	3.90 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.70 · high	3.63 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.70 · high	4.18 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.72 · high	4.53 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.74 · high	4.32 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.74 · high	4.39 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.76 · high	4.67 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.76 · high	4.95 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.74 · high	5.20 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Fri 03:00	0.74 · high	5.02 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Fri 04:00	0.72 · high	5.38 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	0.72 · high	5.47 · high	27.90 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.70 · high	5.59 · high	27.90 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.70 · high	5.40 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.70 · high	5.48 · high	27.80 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.70 · high	5.31 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.74 · high	5.86 · high	27.80 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.76 · high	6.03 · high	27.80 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	0.80 · high	6.10 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.84 · high	6.20 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.88 · high	6.33 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.92 · high	6.15 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.94 · high	5.83 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.96 · high	5.84 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.98 · high	5.96 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	1.00 · high	6.60 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	1.02 · high	6.57 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	1.04 · high	6.50 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	1.06 · high	6.72 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	1.08 · high	6.85 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	1.10 · high	6.81 · high	27.60 · good	fair
Sat 01:00	1.08 · high	6.84 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	1.06 · high	6.91 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	1.04 · high	7.02 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	1.04 · high	7.07 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	1.02 · high	7.09 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	1.02 · high	7.02 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	1.00 · high	6.63 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	1.00 · high	6.37 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	0.98 · high	6.28 · high	27.70 · good	fair
Sat 10:00	0.98 · high	6.49 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	0.96 · high	6.49 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	0.96 · high	6.74 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	0.96 · high	6.97 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.98 · high	6.90 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	0.98 · high	6.61 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	0.98 · high	6.19 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	0.96 · high	5.78 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.96 · high	5.54 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.94 · high	5.53 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.94 · high	5.29 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.92 · high	5.31 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.92 · high	5.28 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.90 · high	5.48 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.90 · high	5.91 · high	27.60 · good	fair
Sun 01:00	0.90 · high	6.06 · high	27.60 · good	fair
Sun 02:00	0.92 · high	6.12 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.92 · high	5.96 · high	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 04:00	0.92 · high	5.98 · high	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.90 · high	5.71 · high	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.90 · high	5.81 · high	27.70 · good	fair