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Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 00:29

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

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.8°C

Max air

28.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

85% 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: 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 (35 hours)
  • Waves (32 hours)
  • Darkness (20 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

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

Wed 16:00 – Sat 16:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Thu 13:00; 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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3/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.3 to 19.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.2m to 1.79m; 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
Wed 16:00 0.54 · high 12.80 · high 29.90 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.58 · high 16.10 · high 29.80 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.60 · high 11.40 · high 29.80 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.56 · high 14.50 · high 29.80 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.52 · high 16.10 · high 29.80 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.48 · high 19.00 · high 29.80 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.46 · high 18.60 · high 29.70 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.44 · high 19.10 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.42 · high 18.40 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.40 · high 18.80 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.40 · high 14.50 · high 29.80 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.38 · high 16.30 · high 29.80 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.38 · high 17.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.36 · good 17.70 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.36 · good 14.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.36 · good 10.70 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.38 · high 10.50 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.38 · high 13.20 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.38 · high 11.70 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.40 · high 10.10 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.40 · high 13.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.40 · high 13.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.42 · high 10.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.42 · high 8.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.42 · high 8.90 · high 29.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.40 · high 4.00 · good 29.80 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 13.60 · high 29.80 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.40 · high 13.00 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.38 · high 17.00 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.38 · high 16.20 · high 29.70 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.36 · good 17.20 · high 29.60 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.36 · good 18.10 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.34 · good 17.80 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.34 · good 16.00 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.32 · good 14.50 · high 29.70 · good fair
Fri 03:00 0.32 · good 13.90 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.30 · good 14.10 · high 29.90 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.28 · good 14.20 · high 29.90 · good fair
Fri 06:00 0.26 · good 13.40 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.24 · good 10.80 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.24 · good 9.60 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.22 · good 9.60 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.22 · good 9.20 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.20 · good 0.90 · good 30.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.18 · good 1.80 · good 30.10 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.18 · good 4.10 · good 30.00 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.18 · good 6.10 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.18 · good 8.80 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.16 · good 9.90 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.16 · good 13.70 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.14 · good 15.40 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.14 · good 14.10 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.14 · good 15.60 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.14 · good 15.90 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.14 · good 11.70 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.16 · good 6.90 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.16 · good 6.50 · high 29.70 · good fair
Sat 01:00 0.16 · good 4.40 · good 29.80 · good good
Sat 02:00 0.18 · good 6.00 · high 29.90 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.18 · good 7.20 · high 30.10 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.16 · good 8.70 · high 30.20 · good fair
Sat 05:00 0.16 · good 9.40 · high 30.40 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.14 · good 9.10 · high 30.40 · good good
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 9.80 · high 30.40 · good good
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 9.20 · high 30.40 · good good
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 9.40 · high 30.30 · good good
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 9.30 · high 30.30 · good good
Sat 11:00 0.12 · good 10.20 · high 30.20 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.12 · good 11.90 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.12 · good 14.40 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.12 · good 14.70 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.12 · good 14.90 · high 29.90 · good poor