# German Channel snorkeling forecast

German Channel looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 12:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: German Channel, Palau
- Timezone: Pacific/Palau
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T11:35:00.707451+09:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.9/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T09:27:47.193886+09:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/german-channel/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 29.9 °C (85.8 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.1 °C (-0.2 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.4854907407407406 | no | 0.56 | 4.57 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.4492592592592592 | no | 0.56 | 4.58 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.4479425925925925 | no | 0.58 | 5.15 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.42380185185185176 | no | 0.58 | 5.83 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.46280555555555547 | no | 0.58 | 5.13 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.46769074074074074 | no | 0.6 | 4.81 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.6 | 5.01 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.6 | 5.07 | 29.9 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.57 | 29.8 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.28 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.33 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.57 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.52 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.46 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.7 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.63 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.42 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.36 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.56 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 4.56 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+09:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.72 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.37425555555555545 | no | 0.58 | 4.86 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.3686574074074074 | no | 0.58 | 5.05 | 29.7 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+09:00 | fair | 0.3672685185185185 | no | 0.58 | 5.11 | 29.8 |

## Nearby spots

- [Jellyfish Lake](https://snorkelforecast.com/palau/jellyfish-lake/index.md)