MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Sun 13:49 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Sipadan has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 16:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.1/10

Sun 15:00 (+08)

Later today

Good · 6.2/10

Sun 16:00 (+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: 6.2/10

Best time: Sun 16:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

17:51

Water

31.3°C

Max air

29.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

87% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 16:00–17:00 (39% 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 16:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (63 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

Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.84 around Sun 18:00; 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 0.22m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.27 to 4.62m/s).

Tides range from 0.32m to 0.96m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 15:00 0.24 · good 1.49 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 16:00 0.22 · good 1.13 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.22 · good 0.83 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.22 · good 0.27 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sun 19:00 0.22 · good 1.05 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.22 · good 1.52 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.22 · good 1.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.22 · good 1.29 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.26 · good 1.96 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.26 · good 1.77 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.26 · good 1.13 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.26 · good 1.39 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.26 · good 1.60 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.26 · good 2.01 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.26 · good 2.24 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.26 · good 3.01 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.26 · good 3.05 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.26 · good 3.47 · good 30.10 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.26 · good 4.30 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.24 · good 4.43 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.24 · good 4.62 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.24 · good 4.12 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 13:00 0.24 · good 4.62 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 14:00 0.24 · good 3.62 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Mon 15:00 0.24 · good 3.38 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Mon 16:00 0.22 · good 2.94 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.22 · good 2.77 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 2.73 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.22 · good 2.22 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 2.35 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 2.26 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.20 · good 1.90 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 1.57 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 1.92 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.22 · good 2.11 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.22 · good 1.90 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.22 · good 2.25 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.22 · good 2.65 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.22 · good 4.50 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 3.59 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.24 · good 3.23 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.24 · good 3.16 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.24 · good 3.25 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 3.51 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.26 · good 2.68 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.26 · good 1.98 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 13:00 0.24 · good 2.10 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.24 · good 2.53 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.24 · good 2.00 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.22 · good 2.57 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.22 · good 3.57 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.22 · good 3.30 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 19:00 0.20 · good 3.20 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.20 · good 3.40 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.20 · good 3.91 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.20 · good 4.30 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.20 · good 4.12 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.20 · good 3.21 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.20 · good 3.45 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.20 · good 3.55 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.20 · good 3.64 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.20 · good 3.01 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.20 · good 2.74 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.20 · good 2.33 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.20 · good 3.10 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.20 · good 3.22 · good 30.20 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.20 · good 2.15 · good 30.30 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.22 · good 2.31 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.22 · good 2.25 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 12:00 0.22 · good 2.83 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.20 · good 2.44 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.20 · good 1.90 · good 31.00 · out of range Good