What is the best time of day to snorkel in Sipadan?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Sipadan.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Sat 15:15 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 15:15 (+08)

Sipadan has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.3/10

Sat 17:00 (+08)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 7.9/10

Tue 11:00 (+08)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

17:51

Water

31.0°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00–17:00 (39% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 08:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Sea temperature (69 hours)
Tide/current (69 hours)
Darkness (42 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 10:00.

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: Sun 08:00

Sat 20:00, Sun 08:00, Sun 21:00, Mon 09:00

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 17:00 – Sun 17:00 (+08)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Fri 14:00; 10 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 0.14m to 0.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.08 to 7.48m/s).

Tides range from -0.25m to 1.63m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 17:00	0.18 · good	2.97 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Thu 18:00	0.18 · good	2.83 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Thu 19:00	0.18 · good	2.02 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.18 · good	1.08 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.18 · good	1.25 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.16 · good	1.15 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.18 · good	1.17 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.18 · good	2.55 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.16 · good	7.48 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.16 · good	4.92 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.16 · good	3.13 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.16 · good	3.15 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.16 · good	3.92 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.16 · good	3.58 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.16 · good	3.51 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 08:00	0.16 · good	3.47 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Fri 09:00	0.16 · good	2.76 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Fri 10:00	0.14 · good	2.83 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Fri 11:00	0.14 · good	2.46 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Fri 12:00	0.14 · good	2.82 · good	31.10 · out of range	Good
Fri 13:00	0.14 · good	2.88 · good	31.30 · out of range	Good
Fri 14:00	0.14 · good	3.07 · good	31.40 · out of range	Good
Fri 15:00	0.14 · good	2.28 · good	31.40 · out of range	Good
Fri 16:00	0.14 · good	1.18 · good	31.40 · out of range	Good
Fri 17:00	0.14 · good	0.67 · good	31.30 · out of range	Good
Fri 18:00	0.14 · good	0.07 · good	31.20 · out of range	Poor
Fri 19:00	0.14 · good	1.97 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.14 · good	3.00 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.14 · good	3.94 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.14 · good	3.23 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.14 · good	3.07 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.14 · good	2.29 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.14 · good	1.74 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.14 · good	2.38 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.14 · good	2.85 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.14 · good	1.88 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.14 · good	1.38 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 06:00	0.14 · good	1.86 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sat 07:00	0.14 · good	1.86 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sat 08:00	0.14 · good	2.10 · good	30.50 · out of range	Excellent
Sat 09:00	0.14 · good	2.16 · good	30.60 · out of range	Excellent
Sat 10:00	0.12 · good	2.92 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Sat 11:00	0.12 · good	2.61 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 12:00	0.12 · good	2.27 · good	30.90 · out of range	Good
Sat 13:00	0.12 · good	2.50 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sat 14:00	0.12 · good	3.26 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sat 15:00	0.12 · good	2.01 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sat 16:00	0.12 · good	1.25 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sat 17:00	0.12 · good	1.92 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sat 18:00	0.12 · good	2.80 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Sat 19:00	0.14 · good	2.79 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Sat 20:00	0.14 · good	1.25 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Sat 21:00	0.14 · good	1.46 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Sat 22:00	0.14 · good	3.61 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Sat 23:00	0.14 · good	2.52 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.12 · good	2.82 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.12 · good	1.52 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.12 · good	2.65 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.12 · good	2.82 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.12 · good	3.61 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.12 · good	4.18 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.12 · good	4.21 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 07:00	0.12 · good	4.16 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 08:00	0.12 · good	4.69 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Sun 09:00	0.12 · good	3.01 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Sun 10:00	0.14 · good	3.75 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Sun 11:00	0.14 · good	3.40 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sun 12:00	0.14 · good	3.41 · good	30.90 · out of range	Good
Sun 13:00	0.14 · good	3.31 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sun 14:00	0.14 · good	2.93 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sun 15:00	0.14 · good	2.36 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good
Sun 16:00	0.14 · good	1.63 · good	31.00 · out of range	Good