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Okinawa - Blue Cave Snorkel Report Today

Japan · Updated Tue 03:13 (JST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 12:57

Okinawa - Blue Cave has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 13:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.8/10

Best time: Wed 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.5 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

19:21

Water

30.1°C

Max air

30.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

81% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 04:00–10:00 (45% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 04:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (28 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)
  • Waves (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 09:00.

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 16:00

Wed 04:00, Wed 16:00, Thu 06:00, Thu 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Japan

Kerama Islands

56 km away

✅ Good

Miyako

314 km away

✅ Good

Ishigaki

438 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 03:00 – Sun 03:00 (JST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.3 around Thu 19:00; 0 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 1.06m to 1.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.2 to 31.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.36m to 1.68m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 03:00 1.06 · high 31.20 · high 28.10 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.10 · high 31.00 · high 28.10 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.12 · high 31.40 · high 28.10 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.16 · high 29.50 · high 28.00 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.18 · high 31.00 · high 28.00 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.06 · high 8.61 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.06 · high 8.87 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.08 · high 8.36 · high 28.10 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.10 · high 8.86 · high 28.10 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.12 · high 8.59 · high 28.00 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.14 · high 8.57 · high 28.00 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.18 · high 8.20 · high 27.90 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.20 · high 8.60 · high 27.90 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.24 · high 8.30 · high 27.90 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.28 · high 8.20 · high 27.90 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.32 · high 9.11 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.36 · high 9.33 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.42 · high 9.57 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.46 · high 10.68 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.52 · high 11.16 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.56 · high 11.31 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.62 · high 9.84 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.70 · high 10.82 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.80 · high 12.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.88 · high 12.30 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.94 · high 13.49 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.98 · high 11.35 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 06:00 2.04 · high 14.33 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 07:00 2.12 · high 14.62 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 2.20 · high 15.28 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 09:00 2.28 · high 14.27 · high 27.00 · good poor
Fri 10:00 2.36 · high 14.70 · high 27.00 · good poor
Fri 11:00 2.42 · high 15.24 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 12:00 2.50 · high 15.44 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 13:00 2.48 · high 16.55 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 14:00 2.48 · high 16.80 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 15:00 2.46 · high 16.28 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 16:00 2.44 · high 16.51 · high 26.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 2.40 · high 16.52 · high 27.00 · good poor
Fri 18:00 2.38 · high 16.65 · high 27.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 2.36 · high 16.36 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 20:00 2.36 · high 16.77 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 21:00 2.34 · high 16.42 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 22:00 2.32 · high 15.84 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 23:00 2.30 · high 16.06 · high 27.70 · good poor
Sat 00:00 2.28 · high 14.18 · high 27.80 · good poor
Sat 01:00 2.24 · high 14.50 · high 27.90 · good poor
Sat 02:00 2.20 · high 12.71 · high 28.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 2.16 · high 13.51 · high 28.00 · good poor
Sat 04:00 2.14 · high 13.44 · high 28.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 2.10 · high 13.77 · high 28.10 · good poor
Sat 06:00 2.08 · high 13.44 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 2.00 · high 13.15 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.92 · high 12.74 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.84 · high 12.46 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.78 · high 11.62 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.74 · high 11.25 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.68 · high 10.71 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.64 · high 10.47 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.62 · high 9.93 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.58 · high 10.33 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.58 · high 10.18 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.56 · high 10.03 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.56 · high 9.78 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.52 · high 8.84 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.50 · high 8.30 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.46 · high 8.07 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.44 · high 7.98 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.40 · high 7.61 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.38 · high 7.64 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.34 · high 7.64 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.30 · high 7.42 · high 28.30 · good fair