Jellyfish Lake Snorkel Report Today

Palau · Updated Sat 05:03 (+09) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 23:44

Jellyfish Lake looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 11:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Mon 11:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

18:23

Water

29.1°C

Max air

27.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 02:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 00:00 — Poor (0.35) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Mon 01:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (38 hours)
  • Wind (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (38 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

Mon 01:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 02:00

Nearby alternatives in Palau

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (+09)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Fri 16:00; 1 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 0.88m to 1.12m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.63 to 9.23m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to 1.13m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Thu 14:00 0.88 · high 6.39 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.90 · high 5.63 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.90 · high 6.15 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.92 · high 6.49 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.92 · high 6.75 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.94 · high 6.85 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.94 · high 6.94 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.96 · high 6.66 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.96 · high 6.18 · high 29.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.98 · high 5.94 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.98 · high 6.43 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.98 · high 6.45 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.00 · high 6.44 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.00 · high 7.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.04 · high 7.52 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.08 · high 9.23 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.12 · high 8.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.12 · high 7.93 · high 29.10 · good fair
Fri 08:00 1.12 · high 7.91 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.12 · high 8.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.10 · high 7.86 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.06 · high 7.64 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.04 · high 7.33 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.04 · high 7.42 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.04 · high 6.24 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.04 · high 6.63 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.04 · high 6.45 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.04 · high 7.33 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 6.56 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.04 · high 6.19 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.02 · high 5.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.02 · high 5.41 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.00 · high 6.56 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.00 · high 5.66 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.98 · high 7.30 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.00 · high 6.53 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.00 · high 6.91 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.02 · high 6.51 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.04 · high 6.50 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.08 · high 6.39 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.38 · high 8.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.36 · high 8.86 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.36 · high 8.43 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.34 · high 8.09 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.32 · high 8.01 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.30 · high 7.83 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.28 · high 7.88 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.26 · high 8.02 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.24 · high 7.21 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.22 · high 7.06 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.20 · high 7.75 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.20 · high 8.19 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.18 · high 8.13 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.18 · high 7.86 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.20 · high 6.32 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.20 · high 6.26 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.20 · high 7.02 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.22 · high 6.60 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.22 · high 9.37 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.22 · high 9.22 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.24 · high 8.94 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.24 · high 9.00 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.22 · high 8.65 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.22 · high 7.25 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.20 · high 9.55 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.20 · high 9.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.20 · high 8.67 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.20 · high 6.45 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.22 · high 5.96 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.24 · high 7.56 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.26 · high 6.56 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.26 · high 7.29 · high 29.10 · good poor