Thursday
⚠️ Fair conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Palancar Reef Snorkel Report Today
Mexico · Updated Thu 10:55 (EST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Marginal Data updated Thu 10:55 (EST)Palancar Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.
Right now (forecast)
Fair · 3.6/10
Thu 13:00 (EST)
Later today
Fair · 4.5/10
Thu 17:00 (EST)
Next three days
Good · 5.9/10
Sat 07:00 (EST)
Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.
Score: 4.5/10
Best time: Thu 17:00
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
Best afternoon signal: Thu 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.
Best nearby spots later today
Good model window in the next 72 hours
Next good model window: Sat 07:00–10:00 (10% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)
3-day planner
Friday
⚠️ Fair conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Saturday
✅ Good conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Best available hours
The next good model window starts at Sat 07:00 and lasts until 10:00.
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Waves (68 hours)
- Tide/current (68 hours)
- Darkness (36 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low drift risk now.
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: Sat 04:00
Thu 17:00, Fri 17:00, Sat 04:00
Nearby snorkel spot map
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Forecast spot map
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Thu 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (EST)
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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
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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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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 |
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| No hourly data is available for this window. | ||||