Ponza Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Thu 07:28 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Ponza has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 09:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 8.0/10

Thu 08:00 (CEST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.4/10

Thu 09:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.4/10

Thu 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 8.4/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Thu 09:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 15:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:57

Sunset

19:02

Water

26.3°C

Max air

25.4°C

Sky

Clear

4% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Thu 09:00–19:00 (33% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 09:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (66 hours)
  • Waves (44 hours)
  • Darkness (34 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

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

Fri 21:00, Sat 09:00, Sat 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Italy

Capri

114 km away

✅ Good

Ustica

245 km away

✅ Good

Sardinia

290 km away

✅ Good

San Vito lo Capo

304 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 08:00 – Fri 08:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.83 around Tue 08:00; 13 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 0.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.63 to 3.35m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.25m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Tue 08:00 0.14 · good 2.24 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.14 · good 2.37 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.12 · good 2.61 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.12 · good 2.25 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.12 · good 2.44 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.10 · good 2.77 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.10 · good 2.98 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.10 · good 3.20 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.08 · good 3.35 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.08 · good 2.24 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Tue 18:00 0.08 · good 2.30 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Tue 19:00 0.06 · good 2.50 · good 28.80 · good Excellent
Tue 20:00 0.06 · good 2.50 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.06 · good 2.40 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.04 · good 2.41 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.04 · good 2.52 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.04 · good 2.55 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.04 · good 2.47 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.04 · good 2.16 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.04 · good 2.04 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.04 · good 1.80 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.04 · good 2.02 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.04 · good 1.87 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.06 · good 1.63 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Wed 08:00 0.06 · good 1.93 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.06 · good 2.26 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.08 · good 2.62 · good 28.50 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.08 · good 2.94 · good 28.60 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.12 · good 3.29 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.10 · good 3.29 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.12 · good 3.96 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.14 · good 4.09 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.18 · good 4.05 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 17:00 0.20 · good 3.50 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 18:00 0.22 · good 3.11 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 19:00 0.22 · good 2.68 · good 28.70 · good Excellent
Wed 20:00 0.24 · good 2.93 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.18 · good 2.53 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.20 · good 2.60 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.22 · good 2.90 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.24 · good 2.80 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.28 · good 2.47 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.30 · good 2.72 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.32 · good 3.16 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.32 · good 3.79 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.34 · good 4.16 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.36 · good 3.49 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.38 · high 2.44 · good 28.40 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.40 · high 4.30 · good 28.40 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.40 · high 4.70 · good 28.40 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.40 · high 5.09 · good 28.40 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.40 · high 5.58 · high 28.40 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.42 · high 6.56 · high 28.40 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.54 · high 5.26 · good 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.52 · high 5.60 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.56 · high 5.46 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.58 · high 5.37 · good 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.62 · high 2.55 · good 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 4.39 · good 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.68 · high 6.21 · high 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.70 · high 5.61 · high 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.72 · high 4.92 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.82 · high 5.24 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.90 · high 3.47 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.96 · high 4.93 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.04 · high 2.43 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.10 · high 5.35 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.08 · high 5.53 · high 28.40 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.06 · high 5.10 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.04 · high 2.97 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.02 · high 1.22 · good 28.30 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.98 · high 1.93 · good 28.30 · good Fair