MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Sun 10:42 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Sipadan has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 12:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.4/10

Sun 11:00 (+08)

Later today

Good · 6.4/10

Sun 12:00 (+08)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.5/10

Tue 17:00 (+08)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Sun 12:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.0 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

17:51

Water

31.2°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

92% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 12:00–17:00 (40% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 12:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (64 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 00:00.

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: Wed 02:00

Sun 21:00, Mon 09:00, Mon 23:00, Tue 15:00, Wed 02:00

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

Thu 11:00 – Sun 11:00 (+08)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Thu 12:00; 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 0.16m to 0.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.81 to 3.27m/s).

Tides range from -0.17m to 1.64m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 11:00 0.16 · good 1.71 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.16 · good 1.26 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.16 · good 0.81 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.16 · good 1.63 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Thu 15:00 0.16 · good 1.97 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Thu 16:00 0.16 · good 2.21 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Thu 17:00 0.16 · good 2.52 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.16 · good 3.01 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 19:00 0.18 · good 2.64 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.18 · good 3.20 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.18 · good 3.08 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.16 · good 3.04 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.16 · good 3.16 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.18 · good 2.60 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.18 · good 1.99 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.18 · good 1.55 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.18 · good 2.14 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.18 · good 3.27 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.18 · good 2.34 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.18 · good 2.11 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.20 · good 1.72 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.20 · good 1.55 · good 30.20 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.20 · good 1.46 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.20 · good 1.19 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.20 · good 0.67 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.20 · good 1.04 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.18 · good 1.00 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Fri 14:00 0.18 · good 1.17 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Fri 15:00 0.18 · good 0.62 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.18 · good 1.25 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Fri 17:00 0.18 · good 1.80 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Fri 18:00 0.18 · good 2.05 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Fri 19:00 0.14 · good 1.18 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.14 · good 1.44 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.14 · good 2.01 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.14 · good 3.07 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.14 · good 3.14 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.14 · good 3.32 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 0.14 · good 1.90 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 0.14 · good 1.26 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 0.14 · good 0.74 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.14 · good 3.94 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.14 · good 3.66 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.14 · good 2.07 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 2.15 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 1.77 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 1.59 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 1.65 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 11:00 0.14 · good 1.27 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.14 · good 0.74 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.14 · good 1.18 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 2.85 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 2.57 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Sat 16:00 0.14 · good 2.83 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Sat 17:00 0.14 · good 3.11 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.14 · good 2.72 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.14 · good 3.58 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.14 · good 2.94 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.14 · good 3.85 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.14 · good 3.86 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.14 · good 3.46 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.14 · good 2.78 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.14 · good 2.77 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.14 · good 2.70 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.14 · good 1.19 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.14 · good 1.57 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 0.14 · good 4.71 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 0.14 · good 2.55 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 07:00 0.14 · good 3.59 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.14 · good 3.04 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.14 · good 2.93 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.14 · good 2.94 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent