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Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 18:16

Sipadan looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 18:00, but tide/current is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Thu 18:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.9°C

Max air

27.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

87% 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

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 10:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 00:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 09:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (41 hours)
  • Waves (32 hours)
  • Darkness (26 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

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

❌ Poor

Tioman Island

1612 km away

✅ Good

Redang Island

1740 km away

✅ Good

Perhentian Islands

1772 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 10:00 – Wed 10:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Mon 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.1m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.6 to 19.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.01m to 1.48m; 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
Sun 10:00 0.14 · good 8.90 · high 30.20 · good good
Sun 11:00 0.12 · good 7.40 · high 30.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.12 · good 7.40 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.12 · good 9.70 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.10 · good 7.30 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.10 · good 6.20 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.10 · good 8.30 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.10 · good 8.60 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.10 · good 8.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.10 · good 7.20 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.12 · good 18.80 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.12 · good 19.90 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.16 · good 18.50 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.18 · good 16.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.22 · good 15.90 · high 30.10 · good good
Mon 01:00 0.22 · good 15.90 · high 30.10 · good good
Mon 02:00 0.22 · good 15.60 · high 30.20 · good good
Mon 03:00 0.22 · good 17.00 · high 30.30 · good fair
Mon 04:00 0.22 · good 16.50 · high 30.40 · good fair
Mon 05:00 0.22 · good 13.40 · high 30.40 · good good
Mon 06:00 0.22 · good 8.00 · high 30.50 · out of range good
Mon 07:00 0.20 · good 6.60 · high 30.50 · out of range good
Mon 08:00 0.18 · good 5.60 · high 30.50 · out of range excellent
Mon 09:00 0.16 · good 6.00 · high 30.50 · out of range excellent
Mon 10:00 0.16 · good 2.62 · good 30.50 · out of range excellent
Mon 11:00 0.16 · good 2.31 · good 30.50 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 0.14 · good 2.06 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.14 · good 2.14 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.14 · good 2.01 · good 30.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.14 · good 2.61 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.14 · good 1.77 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.16 · good 4.56 · good 30.30 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.16 · good 4.32 · good 30.20 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.18 · good 3.58 · good 30.20 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 3.76 · good 30.20 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.24 · good 3.93 · good 30.20 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.24 · good 4.73 · good 30.10 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 3.90 · good 30.10 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 3.86 · good 30.10 · good good
Tue 01:00 0.22 · good 3.26 · good 30.10 · good good
Tue 02:00 0.22 · good 2.98 · good 30.20 · good good
Tue 03:00 0.22 · good 3.40 · good 30.20 · good good
Tue 04:00 0.22 · good 4.25 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 05:00 0.24 · good 4.53 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 06:00 0.24 · good 5.23 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 07:00 0.24 · good 5.13 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 08:00 0.22 · good 4.67 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.22 · good 4.04 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 10:00 0.22 · good 3.65 · good 30.30 · good good
Tue 11:00 0.22 · good 3.26 · good 30.30 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.22 · good 2.98 · good 30.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.22 · good 3.36 · good 30.30 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.20 · good 2.70 · good 30.20 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.20 · good 2.03 · good 30.20 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.20 · good 2.77 · good 30.20 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.22 · good 2.97 · good 30.10 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.22 · good 5.01 · good 30.10 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.28 · good 5.85 · high 30.10 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.32 · good 5.32 · good 30.10 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.38 · high 6.01 · high 30.10 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.40 · high 7.18 · high 30.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.44 · high 5.42 · high 30.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.46 · high 5.91 · high 30.10 · good fair
Wed 01:00 0.48 · high 6.06 · high 30.10 · good fair
Wed 02:00 0.52 · high 4.16 · good 30.20 · good fair
Wed 03:00 0.54 · high 5.68 · high 30.20 · good fair
Wed 04:00 0.54 · high 5.53 · high 30.30 · good fair
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