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San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 09:41 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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San Blas Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 17:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.4/10

Sun 11:00 (EST)

Later today

Good · 5.8/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 6.5/10

Mon 12:00 (EST)

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

Score: 5.8/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.8°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

64% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 17:00 (28% 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: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Sea temperature (60 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 10:00.

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

Tue 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Panama

Bocas del Toro

376 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 11:00 – Mon 11:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.71 around Fri 12:00; 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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20/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.75 to 5.46m/s).

Tides range from -0.02m to 0.47m; 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
Fri 11:00 0.40 · high 1.23 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.38 · high 0.75 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.38 · high 1.81 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.38 · high 3.08 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.36 · good 2.72 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.36 · good 1.63 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.36 · good 1.00 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.36 · good 2.27 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.36 · good 5.30 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.36 · good 5.46 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.34 · good 5.00 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.34 · good 3.76 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.34 · good 3.78 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.34 · good 2.98 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.34 · good 3.62 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.34 · good 3.32 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.34 · good 3.74 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.34 · good 3.39 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.34 · good 1.39 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.34 · good 1.72 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.34 · good 2.50 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.34 · good 2.56 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.34 · good 1.27 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.34 · good 1.91 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.36 · good 1.86 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.36 · good 1.15 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.36 · good 0.10 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 14:00 0.36 · good 2.50 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.36 · good 3.34 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.36 · good 4.62 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.36 · good 0.94 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.36 · good 2.55 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.36 · good 3.65 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.36 · good 3.04 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.38 · high 3.12 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.38 · high 2.22 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.38 · high 1.90 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.38 · high 1.79 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.38 · high 1.34 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.38 · high 0.05 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.38 · high 2.41 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.38 · high 3.56 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.38 · high 1.23 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.36 · good 3.12 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.36 · good 3.45 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.36 · good 1.99 · good 30.20 · good Good
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