Thursday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
South Male Atoll Snorkel Report Today
Maldives · Updated Thu 18:23 (+05) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Poor Data updated Thu 18:23 (+05)South Male Atoll has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.
Right now (forecast)
Poor · 2.9/10
Thu 18:00 (+05)
Later today
No fresh data for this period.
Next three days
Fair · 4.6/10
Sat 12:00 (+05)
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: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
No useful afternoon window is showing yet.
No good model window in the next 72 hours
Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.
3-day planner
Friday
⚠️ Fair conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Saturday
⚠️ Fair conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Best available hours
- Sat 12:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
- Sat 13:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
- Fri 08:00: Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (71 hours)
- Tide/current (67 hours)
- Wind (43 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Fri 09:00.
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: Fri 04:00
Fri 04:00, Fri 15:00, Sat 05:00, Sun 14:00
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Nearby snorkel spot map
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Forecast spot map
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Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Tue 18:00 – Fri 18:00 (+05)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Fri 07:00; 2 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.68m to 0.78m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 4.73 to 7.88m/s).
Tides range from -0.01m to 0.6m; 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 14:00 | 0.78 · high | 6.56 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 15:00 | 0.76 · high | 6.52 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 16:00 | 0.74 · high | 6.67 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 17:00 | 0.72 · high | 7.16 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 18:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.60 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 19:00 | 0.70 · high | 5.80 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 20:00 | 0.70 · high | 5.11 · good | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 21:00 | 0.70 · high | 4.81 · good | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 22:00 | 0.70 · high | 4.93 · good | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Thu 23:00 | 0.70 · high | 4.82 · good | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Fri 00:00 | 0.70 · high | 4.73 · good | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Fri 01:00 | 0.68 · high | 5.06 · good | 29.00 · good | Poor |
| Fri 02:00 | 0.68 · high | 5.52 · high | 29.00 · good | Poor |
| Fri 03:00 | 0.68 · high | 5.76 · high | 29.00 · good | Poor |
| Fri 04:00 | 0.70 · high | 5.70 · high | 29.00 · good | Poor |
| Fri 05:00 | 0.70 · high | 5.92 · high | 29.00 · good | Poor |
| Fri 06:00 | 0.70 · high | 6.10 · high | 29.00 · good | Fair |
| Fri 07:00 | 0.70 · high | 6.00 · high | 29.10 · good | Fair |
| Fri 08:00 | 0.70 · high | 5.85 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Fri 09:00 | 0.70 · high | 6.01 · high | 29.10 · good | Poor |
| Fri 10:00 | 0.70 · high | 6.50 · high | 29.20 · good | Poor |
| Fri 11:00 | 0.70 · high | 7.88 · high | 29.20 · good | Poor |
| Fri 12:00 | 0.70 · high | 6.95 · high | 29.30 · good | Poor |
| Fri 13:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.06 · high | 29.30 · good | Poor |
| Fri 14:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.57 · high | 29.40 · good | Poor |
| Fri 15:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.21 · high | 29.40 · good | Poor |
| Fri 16:00 | 0.72 · high | 5.97 · high | 29.50 · good | Poor |
| Fri 17:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.25 · high | 29.50 · good | Poor |