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Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Fri 03:25 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 11:52

Sipadan has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 14:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 3.6/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.5°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

39% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 06:00–09:00 (6% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 06:00 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Tide/current (71 hours)
  • Darkness (39 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: Fri 18:00

Fri 18:00, Sat 08:00, Sun 08:00, Sun 20:00

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 03:00 – Sat 03:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 11:00; 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 7.7 to 18.1m/s).

Tides range from 0.3m to 1.26m; 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 03:00 0.26 · good 18.10 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.26 · good 17.20 · high 30.10 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.24 · good 16.30 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.24 · good 16.50 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.24 · good 15.50 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.22 · good 15.10 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.22 · good 14.30 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.22 · good 11.90 · high 30.20 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.22 · good 10.50 · high 30.10 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.22 · good 7.70 · high 30.10 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.22 · good 8.80 · high 30.10 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.40 · high 14.60 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.40 · high 13.70 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.40 · high 12.40 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.40 · high 10.50 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.40 · high 11.30 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.40 · high 11.80 · high 30.00 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.38 · high 11.20 · high 29.90 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.38 · high 10.60 · high 29.90 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.36 · good 11.10 · high 29.90 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.36 · good 11.10 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.34 · good 11.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.34 · good 10.90 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.32 · good 11.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.32 · good 11.50 · high 30.20 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.30 · good 12.40 · high 30.30 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.30 · good 12.20 · high 30.40 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.28 · good 12.10 · high 30.40 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.28 · good 10.50 · high 30.40 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.26 · good 9.60 · high 30.40 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.26 · good 5.90 · high 30.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.24 · good 5.60 · high 30.30 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.24 · good 7.60 · high 30.30 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.22 · good 9.30 · high 30.20 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.22 · good 5.70 · high 30.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.22 · good 3.40 · good 30.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.22 · good 5.20 · good 30.10 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.22 · good 7.50 · high 30.10 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.20 · good 7.00 · high 30.10 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.20 · good 6.40 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.20 · good 9.30 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.20 · good 9.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.20 · good 9.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.20 · good 7.30 · high 29.90 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.22 · good 6.40 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.22 · good 9.20 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.22 · good 7.90 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.22 · good 7.70 · high 30.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.22 · good 8.00 · high 30.30 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.22 · good 10.20 · high 30.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.22 · good 11.00 · high 30.60 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 0.22 · good 9.70 · high 30.60 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 0.22 · good 8.10 · high 30.60 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 0.22 · good 8.50 · high 30.60 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 0.22 · good 8.70 · high 30.50 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 0.22 · good 6.10 · high 30.50 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 0.20 · good 2.50 · good 30.40 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.20 · good 1.50 · good 30.30 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.20 · good 3.60 · good 30.30 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.18 · good 4.00 · good 30.20 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.18 · good 6.90 · high 30.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.18 · good 7.20 · high 30.10 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.18 · good 3.60 · good 30.10 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.18 · good 4.70 · good 30.10 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.18 · good 6.20 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.18 · good 7.00 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.18 · good 4.80 · good 30.00 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.18 · good 5.10 · good 29.90 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.20 · good 4.90 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.20 · good 3.60 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sat 01:00 0.20 · good 3.50 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sat 02:00 0.20 · good 2.90 · good 30.20 · good fair