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San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 06:31 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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San Blas Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 12:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 5.5/10

Sun 09:00 (EST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Sun 12:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Fair).

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

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.8°C

Max air

28.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

97% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 12:00–17:00 (40% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 12:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (68 hours)
  • Waves (44 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

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: Mon 07:00

Mon 07:00, Mon 18:00, Tue 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Panama

Bocas del Toro

376 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 09:00 – Wed 09:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Sun 15:00; 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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19/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.7 to 5.3m/s).

Tides range from 0.03m to 0.44m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 09:00 0.36 · good 2.82 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.36 · good 3.41 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.36 · good 2.38 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 12:00 0.36 · good 1.71 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 13:00 0.40 · high 2.63 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.40 · high 3.32 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 15:00 0.38 · high 3.79 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 16:00 0.38 · high 3.73 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 17:00 0.38 · high 4.14 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 18:00 0.36 · good 4.56 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 19:00 0.36 · good 4.68 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.36 · good 3.71 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.34 · good 2.79 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.34 · good 4.09 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.34 · good 5.30 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.34 · good 2.22 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.34 · good 1.32 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.34 · good 1.31 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.34 · good 1.59 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.34 · good 3.04 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.34 · good 3.49 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.34 · good 3.07 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.34 · good 0.96 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.34 · good 0.70 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.34 · good 1.32 · good 30.10 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.34 · good 2.05 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.34 · good 1.78 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.34 · good 1.37 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Mon 13:00 0.36 · good 2.70 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 14:00 0.36 · good 3.43 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 15:00 0.34 · good 2.98 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Mon 16:00 0.34 · good 3.33 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.34 · good 2.83 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.34 · good 2.31 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.34 · good 2.03 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.34 · good 2.41 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.34 · good 2.47 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.34 · good 2.78 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.34 · good 3.16 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.34 · good 3.49 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.34 · good 5.74 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.34 · good 4.05 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.34 · good 5.21 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.34 · good 3.79 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.34 · good 1.61 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.46 · high 2.57 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.46 · high 2.27 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 08:00 0.46 · high 2.36 · good 30.00 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.46 · high 2.67 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.46 · high 1.29 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.46 · high 2.43 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.46 · high 3.53 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.46 · high 4.33 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 14:00 0.46 · high 4.46 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 15:00 0.46 · high 4.24 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 16:00 0.46 · high 4.77 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 17:00 0.46 · high 4.94 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 18:00 0.46 · high 4.42 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 0.46 · high 3.72 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.46 · high 3.61 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.44 · high 3.21 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.44 · high 3.36 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.44 · high 3.82 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.42 · high 3.46 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.42 · high 5.10 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.42 · high 7.43 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.42 · high 4.13 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.42 · high 4.21 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.42 · high 4.84 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.40 · high 3.13 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.40 · high 2.59 · good 30.00 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.40 · high 4.67 · good 30.10 · good Fair