MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 19:10 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 19:10 (EST)

San Blas Islands has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 21:00 (EST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.1/10

Tue 17:00 (EST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.7°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

84% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 09:00–17:00 (20% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor 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 Mon 09:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Sea temperature (60 hours)
  • Darkness (36 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 21:00 – Thu 21:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 around Tue 17:00; 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 0.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.01 to 3.69m/s).

Tides range from 0.04m to 0.34m; 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 21:00 0.30 · good 3.68 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.30 · good 2.80 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.30 · good 2.31 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.28 · good 1.59 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.28 · good 1.01 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.28 · good 3.55 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.26 · good 2.15 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.26 · good 3.01 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.26 · good 3.03 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.26 · good 2.24 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.26 · good 2.48 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 2.84 · good 29.90 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 2.66 · good 30.00 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 1.86 · good 30.10 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.26 · good 2.65 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.26 · good 3.46 · good 30.30 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.26 · good 2.90 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.26 · good 2.68 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.24 · good 3.17 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.24 · good 3.69 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.24 · good 2.01 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.22 · good 2.68 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.22 · good 1.54 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.22 · good 1.72 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.22 · good 1.80 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.22 · good 2.04 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.22 · good 2.15 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.22 · good 2.21 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.22 · good 1.07 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.22 · good 0.76 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.22 · good 0.93 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.22 · good 4.14 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.22 · good 3.56 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.24 · good 4.42 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.24 · good 3.08 · good 29.90 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.24 · good 3.83 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.26 · good 3.00 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.26 · good 1.71 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.24 · good 0.94 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.24 · good 1.53 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.24 · good 2.14 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.24 · good 2.37 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.24 · good 2.12 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 16:00 0.24 · good 1.00 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 17:00 0.24 · good 0.18 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 18:00 0.26 · good 1.05 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Wed 19:00 0.26 · good 0.96 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.26 · good 0.79 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.26 · good 1.97 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.26 · good 2.37 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.26 · good 2.42 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 1.63 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.26 · good 1.97 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.26 · good 1.79 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.26 · good 2.62 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.26 · good 1.90 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.28 · good 1.90 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.32 · good 2.19 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.32 · good 1.87 · good 30.00 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.32 · good 3.65 · good 30.00 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.34 · good 3.16 · good 30.10 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.34 · good 3.53 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.40 · high 0.76 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.40 · high 1.08 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Thu 13:00 0.40 · high 2.47 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.40 · high 2.91 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 15:00 0.40 · high 3.60 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 16:00 0.40 · high 3.29 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 17:00 0.40 · high 5.27 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 4.05 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 19:00 0.40 · high 4.33 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.40 · high 4.65 · good 30.40 · good Poor