Cabo Pulmo Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Sat 05:02 (EST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 00:59

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 14:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

Sunrise

07:42

Sunset

21:06

Water

30.2°C

Max air

36.6°C

Sky

Clear

17% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 19:00 (2% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Sunday

good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (47 hours)
  • Tide/current (43 hours)
  • Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 07:00.

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: Mon 06:00

Sun 19:00, Mon 06:00, Mon 19:00

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Advanced forecast data

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Sun 05:00 – Wed 05:00 (EST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Sun 14:00; 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 0.72m to 0.86m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.11 to 3.83m/s).

Tides range from -0.08m to 0.73m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 06:00 0.76 · high 2.21 · good 30.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.76 · high 2.08 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.76 · high 1.86 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.76 · high 1.69 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.76 · high 1.21 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.74 · high 0.58 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.74 · high 0.11 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.74 · high 0.71 · good 29.90 · good fair
Sun 14:00 0.72 · high 0.86 · good 29.90 · good fair
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 1.08 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 16:00 0.74 · high 2.40 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 17:00 0.74 · high 3.08 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 18:00 0.76 · high 3.05 · good 30.00 · good fair
Sun 19:00 0.78 · high 3.07 · good 30.00 · good good
Sun 20:00 0.78 · high 3.83 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 21:00 0.80 · high 3.05 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 22:00 0.82 · high 2.28 · good 30.10 · good fair
Sun 23:00 0.84 · high 2.87 · good 30.10 · good fair
Mon 00:00 0.86 · high 1.88 · good 30.10 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.86 · high 1.13 · good 30.10 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.84 · high 0.96 · good 30.00 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.84 · high 0.47 · good 30.00 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.82 · high 0.25 · good 29.90 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.80 · high 0.50 · good 29.80 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.78 · high 0.89 · good 29.80 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.78 · high 1.52 · good 29.70 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.78 · high 1.82 · good 29.70 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.78 · high 1.77 · good 29.60 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.78 · high 1.64 · good 29.60 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.80 · high 1.78 · good 29.60 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.80 · high 1.70 · good 29.60 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.80 · high 1.70 · good 29.70 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.82 · high 1.90 · good 29.70 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.82 · high 3.00 · good 29.80 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.84 · high 3.16 · good 29.90 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.86 · high 3.49 · good 30.00 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.88 · high 2.58 · good 30.10 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.90 · high 3.32 · good 30.20 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.92 · high 2.72 · good 30.40 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.94 · high 2.76 · good 30.50 · out of range fair
Mon 22:00 0.96 · high 2.15 · good 30.60 · out of range fair
Mon 23:00 0.96 · high 1.71 · good 30.70 · out of range fair
Tue 00:00 0.98 · high 0.76 · good 30.80 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 1.00 · high 1.05 · good 30.80 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 1.02 · high 1.62 · good 30.70 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 1.04 · high 1.34 · good 30.60 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 1.06 · high 1.45 · good 30.50 · out of range poor