MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Blue Lagoon Comino Snorkel Report Today

Malta · Updated Sat 12:11 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Blue Lagoon Comino has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 15:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.0/10

Sat 14:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.3/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 7.2/10

Sun 16:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.3/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.2 m/s.

Sunrise

07:11

Sunset

18:24

Water

24.6°C

Max air

24.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 15:00–18:00 (22% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 15:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (48 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 16:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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.

Nearby alternatives in Malta

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 14:00 – Thu 14:00 (CEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Tue 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.5m to 0.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.26 to 5.11m/s).

Tides range from -0.45m to -0.24m; 1 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
Mon 14:00 0.80 · high 5.06 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.78 · high 5.11 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.78 · high 4.74 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.76 · high 4.17 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.62 · high 3.54 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.60 · high 3.35 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.58 · high 3.00 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.56 · high 2.48 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.54 · high 2.26 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.52 · high 2.69 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.52 · high 2.61 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.50 · high 2.52 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.50 · high 2.52 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.50 · high 2.64 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.52 · high 2.97 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.52 · high 3.18 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.54 · high 3.32 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.56 · high 3.47 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.58 · high 3.77 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.58 · high 3.83 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 0.56 · high 3.80 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.56 · high 3.45 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.52 · high 3.10 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.70 · high 3.16 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.66 · high 3.04 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.64 · high 2.63 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.60 · high 1.88 · good 25.10 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.58 · high 1.66 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.62 · high 1.25 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 19:00 1.02 · high 2.27 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 1.10 · high 2.34 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 1.12 · high 1.98 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.16 · high 3.45 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.18 · high 4.92 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.18 · high 6.33 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.18 · high 5.73 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.18 · high 5.48 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.20 · high 5.19 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.22 · high 4.13 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.24 · high 4.39 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.26 · high 4.75 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.26 · high 4.82 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.28 · high 5.04 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 1.30 · high 5.43 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 1.32 · high 5.92 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.34 · high 6.69 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 1.30 · high 7.28 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 1.28 · high 7.31 · high 24.50 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.24 · high 6.41 · high 24.50 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 1.20 · high 5.70 · high 24.50 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.00 · high 5.07 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.98 · high 4.34 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.96 · high 3.37 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.94 · high 3.11 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.92 · high 2.57 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.90 · high 4.00 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.88 · high 4.20 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.86 · high 4.24 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.84 · high 4.49 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.84 · high 4.66 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.82 · high 4.56 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.80 · high 3.89 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.80 · high 2.83 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.78 · high 2.47 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.76 · high 2.47 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.76 · high 2.26 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.74 · high 2.31 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.72 · high 2.45 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.70 · high 2.61 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.68 · high 1.99 · good 24.50 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.66 · high 0.90 · good 24.50 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.64 · high 0.64 · good 24.50 · good Good