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San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 22:16 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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San Blas Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 07:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Mon 00:00 (EST)

Later today

Good · 6.0/10

Mon 07:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 6.2/10

Tue 17:00 (EST)

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

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Mon 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Mon 07:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.6°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 07:00–10:00 (16% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 07:00 and lasts until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 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

Sat 00:00 – Tue 00:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Sat 08:00; 6 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.62m to 0.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.86 to 6.72m/s).

Tides range from 0.0m to 0.35m; 2 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
Sat 00:00 0.70 · high 5.11 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.70 · high 3.95 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.70 · high 6.72 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.70 · high 3.82 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.70 · high 1.86 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.68 · high 5.52 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.68 · high 2.49 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.66 · high 4.85 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.66 · high 5.02 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.64 · high 4.51 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.64 · high 4.60 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.62 · high 4.91 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.62 · high 5.46 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 0.64 · high 3.64 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.64 · high 5.40 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 0.62 · high 6.48 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.62 · high 6.37 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.62 · high 5.91 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.62 · high 6.45 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.62 · high 5.35 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.62 · high 3.29 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.62 · high 2.90 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.62 · high 2.50 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.62 · high 2.40 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.62 · high 2.48 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.62 · high 3.48 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.62 · high 4.14 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.62 · high 3.61 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.62 · high 5.09 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.62 · high 3.30 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.60 · high 1.65 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.60 · high 2.17 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 0.60 · high 1.50 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.58 · high 2.72 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.58 · high 2.88 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.56 · high 2.07 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.56 · high 2.94 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.54 · high 2.57 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.52 · high 3.19 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.52 · high 3.40 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.50 · high 3.36 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.50 · high 3.18 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.48 · high 3.01 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.48 · high 0.95 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.48 · high 0.76 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.48 · high 1.78 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.48 · high 1.97 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.48 · high 1.62 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.46 · high 0.97 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.46 · high 2.61 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.44 · high 1.30 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.44 · high 0.99 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.42 · high 3.88 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.42 · high 2.20 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.36 · good 2.30 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.34 · good 3.04 · good 29.60 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.34 · good 4.87 · good 29.60 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.34 · good 1.78 · good 29.80 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.38 · high 0.97 · good 29.90 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.38 · high 1.59 · good 30.00 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.36 · good 3.01 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.36 · good 3.08 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.36 · good 3.22 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.34 · good 2.83 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.34 · good 3.00 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.34 · good 2.44 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.32 · good 1.57 · good 30.20 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.32 · good 2.65 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.32 · good 3.96 · good 30.10 · good Poor
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