MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Bocas del Toro Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sat 15:26 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 15:26 (EST)

Bocas del Toro looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 3.7/10

Sat 17:00 (EST)

Later today

Poor · 3.3/10

Sat 18:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Tue 07:00 (EST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

18:11

Water

30.8°C

Max air

25.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 11:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 11:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Sea temperature (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (69 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

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: Tue 08:00

Mon 18:00, Tue 08:00

Nearby alternatives in Panama

San Blas Islands

376 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 17:00 – Thu 17:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Tue 07:00; 12 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 0.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.29 to 3.95m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 0.42m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 17:00 0.30 · good 1.84 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.28 · good 1.40 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.28 · good 2.03 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.28 · good 2.09 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.26 · good 1.31 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.26 · good 0.29 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.26 · good 0.50 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.26 · good 1.08 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.26 · good 1.27 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.26 · good 1.44 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.26 · good 1.27 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.26 · good 1.83 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.26 · good 2.02 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.26 · good 2.48 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.28 · good 1.60 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Tue 08:00 0.28 · good 1.46 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.30 · good 1.54 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.30 · good 1.89 · good 30.30 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.30 · good 2.64 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.30 · good 3.95 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 13:00 0.30 · good 3.69 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.30 · good 3.75 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 15:00 0.30 · good 3.04 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.30 · good 2.51 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.30 · good 1.50 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.30 · good 2.16 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 19:00 0.30 · good 1.32 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.30 · good 0.35 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.30 · good 0.96 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.30 · good 1.60 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.30 · good 1.87 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.30 · good 1.45 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.30 · good 0.78 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.30 · good 0.86 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.30 · good 0.90 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.30 · good 1.47 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.30 · good 1.94 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.30 · good 1.55 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.30 · good 2.03 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Wed 08:00 0.30 · good 2.55 · good 30.20 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.30 · good 3.02 · good 30.30 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.30 · good 1.90 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.30 · good 2.61 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.30 · good 3.07 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.30 · good 3.35 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.30 · good 3.50 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 15:00 0.32 · good 3.51 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 16:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 17:00 0.32 · good 2.57 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 18:00 0.34 · good 0.80 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 19:00 0.34 · good 1.50 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.34 · good 1.31 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.36 · good 1.70 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.36 · good 1.40 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.36 · good 0.74 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.36 · good 1.04 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.36 · good 0.64 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.36 · good 1.36 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.36 · good 0.78 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.36 · good 0.65 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.36 · good 1.45 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.44 · high 1.37 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.44 · high 1.90 · good 30.10 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.44 · high 1.08 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.46 · high 0.36 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.46 · high 0.87 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.52 · high 1.83 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.52 · high 3.30 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.52 · high 2.67 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 14:00 0.52 · high 1.57 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 15:00 0.52 · high 2.60 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 0.52 · high 1.40 · good 30.40 · good Fair