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San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 12:54 (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 · 5.1/10

Sun 15:00 (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 2.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.9°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% 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 (68 hours)
  • Sea temperature (59 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

Mon 15:00 – Thu 15:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.74 around Tue 11:00; 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 0.22m to 0.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.56 to 8.07m/s).

Tides range from 0.06m 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 15:00 0.22 · good 1.90 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.22 · good 1.11 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.22 · good 1.35 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 2.33 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 19:00 0.22 · good 1.20 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 1.59 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 1.88 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.22 · good 1.78 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 1.68 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 1.77 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.22 · good 1.84 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.22 · good 1.14 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.22 · good 0.60 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.22 · good 0.56 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.22 · good 0.85 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.22 · good 2.32 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.26 · good 0.57 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 0.65 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 1.45 · good 30.30 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 1.08 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.26 · good 2.86 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.28 · good 8.07 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.28 · good 2.66 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.28 · good 2.44 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.30 · good 1.75 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.30 · good 1.31 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.30 · good 1.38 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.28 · good 2.14 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Tue 19:00 0.28 · good 1.62 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.28 · good 1.56 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.28 · good 1.55 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.28 · good 1.48 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.28 · good 1.73 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.28 · good 2.41 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.28 · good 0.52 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.28 · good 1.80 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.28 · good 2.00 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.28 · good 2.44 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.28 · good 2.18 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.34 · good 2.16 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.34 · good 3.37 · good 30.20 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.34 · good 3.14 · good 30.30 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.36 · good 3.15 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.36 · good 2.26 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 11:00 0.36 · good 1.94 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Wed 12:00 0.38 · high 2.15 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.38 · high 3.31 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.38 · high 3.81 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 15:00 0.38 · high 3.78 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 16:00 0.38 · high 3.74 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 17:00 0.38 · high 3.46 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Wed 18:00 0.38 · high 3.23 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 19:00 0.38 · high 3.32 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.38 · high 2.72 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.38 · high 1.96 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 0.38 · high 2.65 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.38 · high 3.04 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.38 · high 3.54 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.38 · high 3.50 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.38 · high 3.71 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.38 · high 3.00 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.38 · high 3.15 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.38 · high 2.31 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.44 · high 2.50 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.42 · high 4.50 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Thu 08:00 0.42 · high 1.30 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.42 · high 1.82 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.42 · high 2.07 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.46 · high 1.57 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Thu 12:00 0.44 · high 0.58 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 13:00 0.44 · high 0.54 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.44 · high 1.39 · good 30.70 · out of range Good