MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

San Vito lo Capo Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 09:15 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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San Vito lo Capo has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 16:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.2/10

Sat 12:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.4/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.1/10

Mon 10:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:19

Sunset

18:29

Water

23.6°C

Max air

22.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 16:00–18:00 (38% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 16:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (40 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (3 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 14:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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: Tue 05:00

Sun 15:00, Tue 05:00

Nearby alternatives in Italy

Ustica

71 km away

✅ Good

Taormina

227 km away

✅ Good

Tropea

281 km away

✅ Good

Capri

294 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Thu 11:00; 11 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 0.46m to 1.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.4 to 2.86m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to -0.25m; 2 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
Wed 12:00 1.10 · high 1.61 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 2.26 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.70 · high 2.15 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.64 · high 1.97 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.60 · high 1.64 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.54 · high 1.40 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.52 · high 1.24 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.48 · high 1.43 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.46 · high 1.62 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.46 · high 1.50 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.48 · high 1.00 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.48 · high 1.58 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.48 · high 2.73 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.48 · high 2.31 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.70 · high 2.67 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.72 · high 2.86 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.72 · high 2.84 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.74 · high 2.02 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.74 · high 2.10 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.76 · high 2.01 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.76 · high 0.64 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.80 · high 0.40 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.82 · high 0.81 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.86 · high 1.49 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.90 · high 1.66 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.60 · high 2.04 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.58 · high 2.14 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.58 · high 2.16 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.58 · high 2.15 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.48 · high 1.24 · good 24.90 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.48 · high 0.60 · good 24.90 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.48 · high 0.58 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.48 · high 1.03 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.50 · high 1.26 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.50 · high 1.64 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.52 · high 1.70 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.48 · high 1.48 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.44 · high 1.63 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.40 · high 1.84 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.38 · high 1.84 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.36 · good 1.84 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.34 · good 3.26 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.40 · high 3.32 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.44 · high 3.50 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 3.91 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 0.54 · high 4.20 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.60 · high 4.54 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.64 · high 5.02 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.70 · high 3.71 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.86 · high 4.05 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.88 · high 5.23 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.86 · high 5.42 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.86 · high 5.22 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.84 · high 6.05 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.54 · high 6.58 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.56 · high 6.01 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.58 · high 6.11 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.60 · high 5.42 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.64 · high 5.02 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.66 · high 4.80 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.68 · high 5.20 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.70 · high 3.37 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.72 · high 3.32 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.72 · high 3.10 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.72 · high 5.30 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.72 · high 4.69 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.76 · high 3.88 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.82 · high 3.59 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.86 · high 3.57 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.96 · high 3.53 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 1.06 · high 4.36 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.16 · high 4.92 · good 24.80 · good Fair