Nosy Be Snorkel Report Today

Madagascar · Updated Sat 05:04 (EAT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 02:44

Nosy Be has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 07:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Tue 07:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Tue 07:00 (Good).

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Sunrise

06:10

Sunset

17:36

Water

27.7°C

Max air

22.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

46% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Tue 04:00 (20% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Tuesday

good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Tue 04:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 25/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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.

Nearby alternatives in Madagascar

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 23:00 – Sat 23:00 (EAT)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.62 around Thu 09:00; 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 0.5m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.21 to 4.4m/s).

Tides range from -1.15m to 2.39m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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fair ⚠️ Fair
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poor ❌ Limited
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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
Wed 23:00 0.50 · high 0.92 · good 27.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.50 · high 0.21 · good 27.70 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.50 · high 0.32 · good 27.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.52 · high 0.74 · good 27.60 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 1.03 · good 27.60 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.52 · high 1.74 · good 27.60 · good good
Thu 05:00 0.52 · high 1.08 · good 27.60 · good good
Thu 06:00 0.52 · high 0.57 · good 27.60 · good good
Thu 07:00 0.52 · high 1.35 · good 27.70 · good good
Thu 08:00 0.52 · high 2.17 · good 27.70 · good fair
Thu 09:00 0.52 · high 2.80 · good 27.80 · good fair
Thu 10:00 0.54 · high 3.40 · good 27.80 · good good
Thu 11:00 0.58 · high 3.82 · good 27.90 · good fair
Thu 12:00 0.60 · high 4.40 · good 27.90 · good fair
Thu 13:00 0.64 · high 3.87 · good 27.90 · good fair
Thu 14:00 0.66 · high 3.36 · good 27.90 · good good
Thu 15:00 0.70 · high 3.04 · good 27.90 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.70 · high 2.47 · good 27.90 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.72 · high 1.83 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.72 · high 1.53 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.72 · high 1.23 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.70 · high 0.35 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.70 · high 0.59 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.68 · high 0.76 · good 27.80 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.68 · high 1.18 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.66 · high 1.33 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.64 · high 1.35 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.64 · high 1.07 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.62 · high 0.93 · good 27.70 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.60 · high 1.70 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 05:00 0.60 · high 1.47 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 06:00 0.58 · high 1.10 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 07:00 0.58 · high 1.01 · good 27.70 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.56 · high 0.86 · good 27.80 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.56 · high 0.70 · good 27.80 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.56 · high 1.35 · good 27.90 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.56 · high 2.30 · good 27.90 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.56 · high 3.56 · good 28.00 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.56 · high 4.17 · good 28.00 · good fair
Fri 14:00 0.58 · high 3.95 · good 28.00 · good good
Fri 15:00 0.58 · high 3.53 · good 28.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.58 · high 2.17 · good 27.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.58 · high 1.40 · good 27.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.58 · high 0.98 · good 27.90 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.58 · high 1.01 · good 27.90 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.56 · high 0.74 · good 27.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.56 · high 1.04 · good 27.80 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.56 · high 1.94 · good 27.80 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.56 · high 0.99 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.56 · high 0.36 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.56 · high 0.57 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.56 · high 0.78 · good 27.70 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.56 · high 0.00 · good 27.70 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.56 · high 0.51 · good 27.70 · good good
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 1.03 · good 27.70 · good good
Sat 06:00 0.62 · high 0.36 · good 27.50 · good good
Sat 07:00 0.60 · high 0.51 · good 27.60 · good good
Sat 08:00 0.60 · high 0.85 · good 27.60 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.58 · high 1.64 · good 27.70 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.56 · high 2.31 · good 27.80 · good fair
Sat 11:00 0.54 · high 3.85 · good 27.80 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.52 · high 4.16 · good 27.90 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.54 · high 4.46 · good 27.90 · good fair
Sat 14:00 0.54 · high 4.77 · good 27.90 · good good
Sat 15:00 0.56 · high 4.05 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.56 · high 3.84 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.56 · high 2.74 · good 27.80 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.56 · high 1.86 · good 27.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.54 · high 0.91 · good 27.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.50 · high 2.70 · good 27.70 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.48 · high 2.15 · good 27.60 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.48 · high 2.50 · good 27.60 · good poor