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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 Thu 08:37

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

Score: 8.1/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:49

Sunset

19:21

Water

29.7°C

Max air

32.4°C

Sky

Clear

22% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–10:00 (52% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 00:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (22 hours)
  • Darkness (13 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

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: Thu 17:00

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 23:00 – Sun 23:00 (JST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Fri 08:00; 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 0.98m to 1.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 4/24 sampled hours (range 2.7 to 27.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.34m to 1.61m; 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 23:00 1.74 · high 27.40 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.64 · high 21.50 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.58 · high 23.20 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.50 · high 20.90 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.44 · high 17.00 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.40 · high 21.40 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.36 · high 21.80 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.32 · high 22.60 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.30 · high 21.10 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.28 · high 19.80 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.26 · high 17.60 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.22 · high 13.50 · high 27.90 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.20 · high 15.90 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.16 · high 12.40 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.14 · high 7.30 · high 27.80 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.10 · high 4.50 · good 27.80 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.08 · high 5.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.06 · high 9.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.06 · high 7.00 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 4.20 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.02 · high 5.50 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.00 · high 6.00 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.98 · high 3.10 · good 27.60 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.98 · high 2.70 · good 27.60 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.96 · high 2.80 · good 27.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.96 · high 15.00 · high 27.60 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.94 · high 14.00 · high 27.70 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.94 · high 12.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.92 · high 9.80 · high 27.80 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.90 · high 10.20 · high 27.80 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.90 · high 11.20 · high 27.90 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.88 · high 13.60 · high 27.90 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.86 · high 10.80 · high 27.90 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.82 · high 3.90 · good 27.90 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.80 · high 3.60 · good 27.90 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.78 · high 3.40 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.74 · high 2.30 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.86 · high 2.80 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.84 · high 5.00 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.84 · high 9.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.82 · high 11.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.80 · high 11.10 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.80 · high 9.30 · high 27.10 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.78 · high 12.80 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.78 · high 13.50 · high 27.00 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.76 · high 15.00 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.76 · high 16.90 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.76 · high 16.00 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.76 · high 13.60 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.76 · high 14.80 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.80 · high 17.90 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.82 · high 16.60 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.86 · high 16.70 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.88 · high 19.20 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.88 · high 16.40 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.90 · high 20.50 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.88 · high 17.30 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.84 · high 14.10 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.82 · high 14.50 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.80 · high 13.90 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.76 · high 11.80 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.74 · high 13.50 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 11.90 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.72 · high 13.20 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 12.20 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.74 · high 11.80 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.74 · high 11.90 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.76 · high 13.00 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.74 · high 10.50 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.74 · high 11.40 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.72 · high 11.20 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.70 · high 10.70 · high 26.60 · good poor