Can you snorkel in San Blas Islands today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in San Blas Islands over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in San Blas Islands?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in San Blas Islands so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Tue 04:14 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 08:42

San Blas Islands looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Tue 13:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Tue 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.5 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

18:39

Water

29.7°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

34% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Tue 18:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves
Tue 19:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves
Tue 16:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (62 hours)
Darkness (28 hours)
Tide/current (11 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 02:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Wed 12:00

Wed 12:00, Thu 00:00, Fri 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Panama

Bocas del Toro

376 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 13:00 – Sat 13:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Wed 16:00; 10 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 1.04m to 1.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 4.37 to 8.02m/s).

Tides range from -0.01m to 0.46m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 22:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 23:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Wed 13:00	1.06 · high	5.88 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	1.04 · high	4.84 · good	29.80 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	1.04 · high	4.58 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	1.06 · high	4.54 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	1.06 · high	4.63 · good	30.20 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	1.08 · high	4.57 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	1.10 · high	4.37 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 20:00	1.10 · high	4.49 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Wed 21:00	1.12 · high	4.72 · good	30.20 · good	fair
Wed 22:00	1.12 · high	5.05 · good	30.20 · good	fair
Wed 23:00	1.14 · high	4.95 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Thu 00:00	1.14 · high	4.97 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	1.14 · high	5.37 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	1.14 · high	6.01 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	1.14 · high	6.43 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	1.14 · high	6.68 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	1.12 · high	6.15 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	1.12 · high	6.21 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.12 · high	7.28 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.10 · high	7.25 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.10 · high	5.80 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.10 · high	6.79 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.08 · high	7.58 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	1.08 · high	8.02 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	1.12 · high	7.38 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	1.14 · high	7.22 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	1.18 · high	7.00 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.20 · high	6.83 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.22 · high	6.27 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.24 · high	5.33 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	1.24 · high	5.22 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	1.24 · high	5.71 · high	30.00 · good	fair
Thu 21:00	1.24 · high	6.46 · high	30.00 · good	fair
Thu 22:00	1.26 · high	6.85 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.28 · high	7.07 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.30 · high	6.91 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.30 · high	7.02 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.28 · high	6.92 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.28 · high	6.29 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.26 · high	6.01 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	1.22 · high	5.94 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.20 · high	6.08 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	1.20 · high	6.63 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.18 · high	6.43 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	1.18 · high	6.38 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	1.18 · high	6.70 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	1.18 · high	7.81 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	1.18 · high	7.79 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	1.18 · high	7.40 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	1.18 · high	6.19 · high	29.80 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	1.18 · high	6.12 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	1.18 · high	5.98 · high	29.90 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	1.16 · high	5.11 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Fri 18:00	1.16 · high	4.76 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Fri 19:00	1.16 · high	5.31 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Fri 20:00	1.14 · high	5.34 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Fri 21:00	1.14 · high	5.44 · high	30.00 · good	fair
Fri 22:00	1.12 · high	5.19 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Fri 23:00	1.12 · high	5.46 · high	30.00 · good	fair
Sat 00:00	1.10 · high	5.58 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	1.08 · high	5.77 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	1.08 · high	5.81 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	1.06 · high	6.03 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	1.06 · high	6.63 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	1.06 · high	7.11 · high	29.90 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	1.16 · high	5.41 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	1.14 · high	5.80 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	1.14 · high	6.05 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	1.12 · high	6.32 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	1.14 · high	6.13 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	1.18 · high	6.83 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	1.20 · high	6.48 · high	29.70 · good	poor