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Watamu Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 02:10

Watamu looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Thu 18:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 08:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:27

Sunset

18:25

Water

25.6°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 15:00 — Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 14:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 05:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (27 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)
  • Wind (22 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

Thu 07:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Kenya

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 23:00 – Sun 23:00 (EAT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Fri 02:00; 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 1.92m to 2.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 20.1 to 32.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.46m to 1.42m; 1 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 2.18 · high 27.40 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 2.20 · high 27.70 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 2.16 · high 27.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 2.12 · high 25.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 03:00 2.08 · high 24.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 2.02 · high 22.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.98 · high 20.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.92 · high 23.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.92 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.94 · high 29.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.94 · high 31.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.96 · high 31.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 11:00 2.00 · high 30.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 12:00 2.02 · high 29.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 13:00 2.06 · high 30.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 14:00 2.10 · high 31.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 15:00 2.14 · high 30.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 2.18 · high 31.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 17:00 2.24 · high 32.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 18:00 2.28 · high 32.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 19:00 2.30 · high 30.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 20:00 2.30 · high 30.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 2.32 · high 30.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 22:00 2.28 · high 29.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 23:00 2.24 · high 27.10 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 00:00 2.20 · high 25.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 01:00 2.14 · high 24.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 02:00 2.08 · high 24.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 03:00 2.02 · high 24.00 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.98 · high 23.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.92 · high 23.30 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.88 · high 24.20 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.86 · high 25.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.84 · high 26.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.82 · high 27.80 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.80 · high 27.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.76 · high 27.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.70 · high 25.90 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.70 · high 25.90 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.70 · high 24.90 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.70 · high 23.40 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.74 · high 22.30 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.78 · high 23.90 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.82 · high 28.40 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.86 · high 28.40 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.90 · high 28.50 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.94 · high 29.90 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.94 · high 31.00 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.92 · high 29.80 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.92 · high 27.50 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.84 · high 24.00 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.78 · high 22.60 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.70 · high 20.40 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.64 · high 19.10 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.60 · high 15.80 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.54 · high 19.60 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.54 · high 21.70 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.52 · high 24.50 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.52 · high 24.70 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.54 · high 24.70 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.56 · high 25.40 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.58 · high 26.00 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.60 · high 24.80 · high 26.90 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.62 · high 25.20 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.64 · high 24.20 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.64 · high 23.60 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.66 · high 23.80 · high 26.80 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.66 · high 24.10 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.68 · high 22.90 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.68 · high 22.80 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.70 · high 23.00 · high 26.70 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.70 · high 23.20 · high 26.60 · good poor