Cabo Pulmo Snorkel Report Today

Mexico · Updated Tue 04:13 (EST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 03:28

Cabo Pulmo looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 09:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

Sunrise

07:43

Sunset

21:05

Water

30.4°C

Max air

37.6°C

Sky

Clear

30% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 14:00 — Fair (0.55) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 16:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Thu 17:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, sea temperature

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (43 hours)
  • Tide/current (42 hours)
  • Sea temperature (31 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 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.

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (EST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Mon 13:00; 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 0.7m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 0.87 to 12.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.08m to 0.65m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 08:00 0.70 · high 12.40 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.70 · high 11.30 · high 28.20 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.72 · high 1.30 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.72 · high 1.17 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.72 · high 1.26 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.72 · high 1.12 · good 28.40 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.72 · high 0.87 · good 28.40 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.72 · high 1.10 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.74 · high 2.10 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.74 · high 2.87 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.76 · high 3.31 · good 28.60 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.78 · high 3.64 · good 28.60 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.78 · high 3.97 · good 28.60 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.80 · high 4.02 · good 28.70 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.80 · high 3.89 · good 28.70 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.82 · high 3.90 · good 28.70 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.82 · high 3.86 · good 28.70 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.82 · high 3.40 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.80 · high 2.76 · good 28.60 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.80 · high 2.79 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.78 · high 2.20 · good 28.50 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.78 · high 2.02 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.76 · high 1.77 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.76 · high 1.23 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.74 · high 0.61 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.74 · high 0.85 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.74 · high 0.78 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.72 · high 0.36 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.72 · high 0.38 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.72 · high 0.18 · good 28.30 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.72 · high 1.78 · good 28.40 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.72 · high 2.80 · good 28.50 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.72 · high 2.47 · good 28.50 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.74 · high 3.21 · good 28.60 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.74 · high 3.08 · good 28.70 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.74 · high 4.05 · good 28.70 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.74 · high 3.36 · good 28.80 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.74 · high 3.46 · good 28.80 · good fair
Tue 22:00 0.74 · high 3.47 · good 28.80 · good fair
Tue 23:00 0.76 · high 2.67 · good 28.80 · good fair
Wed 00:00 0.76 · high 2.08 · good 28.80 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.76 · high 1.84 · good 28.80 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.76 · high 2.02 · good 28.80 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.76 · high 1.99 · good 28.70 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.76 · high 1.97 · good 28.70 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.74 · high 1.41 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.74 · high 0.74 · good 28.60 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.74 · high 0.47 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.72 · high 0.64 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.72 · high 0.81 · good 28.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.72 · high 0.18 · good 28.40 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.72 · high 0.69 · good 28.40 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.72 · high 1.45 · good 28.40 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 2.18 · good 28.40 · good fair
Wed 14:00 0.72 · high 2.30 · good 28.40 · good fair
Wed 15:00 0.72 · high 2.72 · good 28.40 · good fair
Wed 16:00 0.74 · high 2.79 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 17:00 0.74 · high 2.75 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 18:00 0.76 · high 5.38 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 19:00 0.78 · high 5.13 · good 28.50 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.80 · high 4.57 · good 28.60 · good fair
Wed 21:00 0.82 · high 3.60 · good 28.60 · good fair
Wed 22:00 0.86 · high 5.00 · good 28.60 · good fair
Wed 23:00 0.90 · high 5.37 · good 28.60 · good fair
Thu 00:00 0.94 · high 5.05 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.92 · high 5.08 · good 28.50 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.92 · high 4.07 · good 28.40 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.90 · high 3.26 · good 28.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.86 · high 2.60 · good 28.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.84 · high 2.40 · good 28.10 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.80 · high 2.75 · good 28.10 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.80 · high 3.06 · good 28.00 · good poor