Can you snorkel in Sipadan today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Sipadan starts Wed 06:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 11% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Sipadan?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Sipadan so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Tue 04:15 (+08) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 13:16

Sipadan has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 14:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Wed 14:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

30.0°C

Max air

27.6°C

Sky

Clear

30% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 06:00–10:00 (11% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 06:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (46 hours)
Waves (32 hours)
Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

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: Thu 17:00

Wed 15:00, Thu 03:00, Thu 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Malaysia

Mabul

15 km away

✅ Good

Tioman Island

1612 km away

✅ Good

Redang Island

1740 km away

✅ Good

Perhentian Islands

1772 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 17:00; 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 0.68m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 18/24 sampled hours (range 2.79 to 6.93m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 1.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 05:00	0.56 · high	5.25 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 06:00	0.56 · high	5.10 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 07:00	0.56 · high	5.06 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 08:00	0.54 · high	5.44 · high	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 09:00	0.54 · high	5.01 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.54 · high	4.87 · good	30.20 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.52 · high	4.59 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.52 · high	3.16 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.54 · high	2.79 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.54 · high	4.88 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.56 · high	4.29 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.54 · high	3.78 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.54 · high	3.40 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.52 · high	2.82 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.52 · high	3.31 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.50 · high	3.71 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.50 · high	3.16 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.52 · high	4.31 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.54 · high	5.50 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.56 · high	5.93 · high	29.90 · good	fair
Thu 01:00	0.58 · high	6.62 · high	29.90 · good	fair
Thu 02:00	0.62 · high	6.93 · high	29.90 · good	fair
Thu 03:00	0.64 · high	6.01 · high	30.00 · good	fair
Thu 04:00	0.68 · high	5.37 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 05:00	0.72 · high	5.29 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	0.76 · high	5.19 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	0.78 · high	5.41 · high	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.80 · high	5.61 · high	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	0.68 · high	5.21 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.68 · high	5.56 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.66 · high	5.26 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.66 · high	5.71 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.66 · high	5.43 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.66 · high	5.60 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.66 · high	6.30 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.68 · high	6.65 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.70 · high	7.00 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.72 · high	6.65 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.76 · high	5.88 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.78 · high	7.38 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.82 · high	7.11 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.86 · high	6.83 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.88 · high	7.42 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.92 · high	7.59 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.96 · high	8.07 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.02 · high	9.31 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.06 · high	9.35 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.08 · high	8.73 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	1.12 · high	7.87 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.14 · high	7.09 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	1.12 · high	6.94 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.12 · high	6.39 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	1.10 · high	5.16 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	1.08 · high	5.54 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	1.06 · high	5.56 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	1.04 · high	5.80 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	1.02 · high	5.32 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	1.02 · high	5.96 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	1.00 · high	5.66 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	1.00 · high	6.85 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.98 · high	6.85 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.98 · high	6.36 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.98 · high	6.40 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.96 · high	6.89 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.96 · high	7.76 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.96 · high	7.23 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.96 · high	7.65 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.96 · high	7.84 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.98 · high	7.73 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	1.00 · high	7.54 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	1.02 · high	7.26 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	1.02 · high	7.11 · high	29.80 · good	poor