Tofo Snorkel Report Today

Mozambique · Updated Tue 04:16 (CAT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 07:20

Tofo looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Wed 17:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.4 m/s.

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

17:10

Water

24.7°C

Max air

24.4°C

Sky

Clear

21% 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

Friday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 15:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 06:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 05:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Tide/current (46 hours)
  • Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

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: Wed 06:00

Wed 06:00, Wed 19:00, Thu 07:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Mozambique

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (CAT)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Wed 07:00; 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 1.18m to 1.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.55 to 3.41m/s).

Tides range from -0.44m to 0.83m; 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
Wed 05:00 1.48 · high 2.41 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 06:00 1.46 · high 2.90 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 07:00 1.46 · high 3.00 · good 24.50 · good fair
Wed 08:00 1.46 · high 3.22 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 09:00 1.46 · high 3.21 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 10:00 1.46 · high 2.87 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 11:00 1.44 · high 2.83 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 12:00 1.44 · high 3.36 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 13:00 1.42 · high 3.41 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 14:00 1.40 · high 2.98 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 15:00 1.38 · high 2.57 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 16:00 1.36 · high 2.52 · good 24.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.36 · high 2.26 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.34 · high 1.63 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.34 · high 1.42 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.32 · high 0.96 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.32 · high 0.55 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.30 · high 1.31 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.28 · high 1.80 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.26 · high 1.60 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.24 · high 1.68 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.22 · high 1.46 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.20 · high 1.33 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.18 · high 1.63 · good 24.50 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.18 · high 1.65 · good 24.50 · good fair
Thu 06:00 1.16 · high 1.57 · good 24.50 · good fair
Thu 07:00 1.14 · high 1.05 · good 24.60 · good fair
Thu 08:00 1.12 · high 0.38 · good 24.70 · good fair
Thu 09:00 1.18 · high 1.25 · good 24.70 · good fair
Thu 10:00 1.16 · high 0.85 · good 24.80 · good fair
Thu 11:00 1.14 · high 0.36 · good 24.90 · good fair
Thu 12:00 1.12 · high 1.21 · good 24.90 · good fair
Thu 13:00 1.10 · high 2.53 · good 24.90 · good fair
Thu 14:00 1.08 · high 3.61 · good 24.90 · good fair
Thu 15:00 1.06 · high 3.29 · good 24.80 · good fair
Thu 16:00 1.06 · high 2.56 · good 24.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.04 · high 2.31 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.04 · high 2.09 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.04 · high 1.73 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.02 · high 1.46 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.02 · high 1.36 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.00 · high 1.07 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.00 · high 0.86 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.98 · high 0.63 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.98 · high 0.14 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.96 · high 0.49 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.96 · high 1.52 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.96 · high 2.11 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.96 · high 2.25 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 06:00 0.96 · high 1.77 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 1.30 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.96 · high 1.18 · good 24.80 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.96 · high 1.15 · good 24.80 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.96 · high 1.17 · good 24.90 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.98 · high 1.37 · good 25.00 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.98 · high 2.06 · good 25.00 · good fair
Fri 13:00 1.00 · high 2.86 · good 25.00 · good fair
Fri 14:00 1.02 · high 3.12 · good 24.90 · good fair
Fri 15:00 1.04 · high 2.79 · good 24.90 · good fair
Fri 16:00 1.06 · high 2.80 · good 24.80 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.10 · high 3.29 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.12 · high 2.88 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.14 · high 3.16 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.16 · high 3.34 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.18 · high 3.40 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.22 · high 3.10 · good 24.60 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.26 · high 2.70 · good 24.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.30 · high 2.02 · good 24.60 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.32 · high 1.41 · good 24.60 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.36 · high 0.69 · good 24.50 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.38 · high 0.11 · good 24.50 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.40 · high 0.79 · good 24.50 · good poor