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Watamu Snorkel Report Today

Kenya · Updated Tue 03:13 (EAT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 10:02

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

Score: 3.9/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Poor).

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

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Sunrise

06:27

Sunset

18:25

Water

25.5°C

Max air

27.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

56% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 13:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 14:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 15:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (43 hours)
  • Tide/current (43 hours)
  • Wind (37 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

Wed 18:00, Thu 07:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Kenya

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (EAT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.23 around Tue 17:00; 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 1.64m to 1.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.7 to 25.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to 1.32m; 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
Tue 07:00 1.74 · high 17.50 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.72 · high 23.40 · high 26.00 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.68 · high 24.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.66 · high 23.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.66 · high 22.70 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.64 · high 22.90 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.64 · high 24.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.64 · high 25.50 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.64 · high 25.00 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.66 · high 23.20 · high 26.20 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.68 · high 23.20 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.70 · high 23.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.72 · high 22.00 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.76 · high 23.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.78 · high 22.50 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.80 · high 24.50 · high 26.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.82 · high 16.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.84 · high 17.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.82 · high 17.20 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.82 · high 9.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.80 · high 12.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.82 · high 17.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.82 · high 17.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.84 · high 18.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.86 · high 22.20 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.88 · high 22.10 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.90 · high 22.10 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.90 · high 21.40 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.92 · high 20.10 · high 26.30 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.92 · high 19.10 · high 26.30 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.92 · high 20.00 · high 26.30 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.90 · high 19.90 · high 26.30 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.90 · high 20.00 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.90 · high 18.70 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.92 · high 18.40 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.92 · high 20.20 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.94 · high 18.70 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.94 · high 18.30 · high 26.20 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.96 · high 17.20 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.98 · high 17.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.98 · high 17.80 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 2.00 · high 18.40 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 2.02 · high 19.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 02:00 2.06 · high 17.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 2.08 · high 17.50 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 04:00 2.10 · high 17.30 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 05:00 2.12 · high 19.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 06:00 2.14 · high 21.90 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 07:00 2.16 · high 21.70 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 08:00 2.10 · high 6.82 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 09:00 2.10 · high 7.30 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 2.10 · high 7.60 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 2.08 · high 7.67 · high 26.30 · good poor
Thu 12:00 2.08 · high 7.77 · high 26.30 · good poor
Thu 13:00 2.06 · high 7.55 · high 26.30 · good poor
Thu 14:00 2.04 · high 7.54 · high 26.30 · good poor
Thu 15:00 2.02 · high 7.37 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 2.00 · high 6.46 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.98 · high 6.55 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.96 · high 6.62 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.94 · high 6.50 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.94 · high 6.20 · high 26.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.92 · high 6.08 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.90 · high 6.16 · high 26.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.86 · high 5.94 · high 26.10 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.84 · high 5.74 · high 26.10 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.82 · high 5.60 · high 26.10 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.80 · high 5.43 · high 26.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.78 · high 5.09 · good 26.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.78 · high 4.70 · good 26.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.76 · high 5.16 · good 26.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.76 · high 5.48 · high 26.10 · good poor