MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

San Blas Islands Snorkel Report Today

Panama · Updated Sun 03:23 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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San Blas Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 03:00 (EST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Sun 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.4 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

17:56

Water

30.5°C

Max air

28.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 09:00 (39% 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: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (71 hours)
  • Waves (47 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Mon 07:00

Mon 07:00, Mon 18:00, Tue 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Panama

Bocas del Toro

376 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 03:00 – Tue 03:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.81 around Sat 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.28m to 0.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.56 to 4.92m/s).

Tides range from 0.11m to 0.37m; 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
Sat 03:00 0.30 · good 2.14 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.30 · good 1.23 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.30 · good 1.35 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.28 · good 2.03 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.28 · good 2.37 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.28 · good 2.22 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.30 · good 1.00 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.30 · good 0.56 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.28 · good 0.95 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.28 · good 1.86 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Sat 13:00 0.28 · good 1.95 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.28 · good 1.99 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.30 · good 2.51 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.30 · good 2.90 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.30 · good 3.39 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sat 18:00 0.30 · good 3.78 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sat 19:00 0.30 · good 3.00 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.30 · good 3.28 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.30 · good 3.53 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.30 · good 4.05 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.30 · good 4.92 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.30 · good 4.02 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.30 · good 2.38 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.32 · good 2.74 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.32 · good 2.48 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.34 · good 4.30 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.34 · good 1.66 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.40 · high 4.17 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.42 · high 2.28 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.42 · high 1.85 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.42 · high 1.57 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.42 · high 2.07 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 11:00 0.46 · high 3.84 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 12:00 0.48 · high 4.00 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 0.48 · high 4.12 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 14:00 0.50 · high 5.88 · high 30.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 0.50 · high 5.12 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 0.52 · high 5.60 · high 30.70 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 0.52 · high 5.68 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 0.54 · high 5.22 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Sun 19:00 0.54 · high 4.18 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.54 · high 3.77 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.54 · high 3.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.54 · high 2.00 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.54 · high 4.85 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 0.56 · high 3.66 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.56 · high 4.77 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.56 · high 5.38 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.56 · high 4.43 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.56 · high 4.73 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.56 · high 4.61 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.60 · high 5.22 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.58 · high 6.17 · high 30.30 · good Fair
Mon 08:00 0.58 · high 5.10 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.56 · high 6.35 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.56 · high 6.05 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 0.54 · high 3.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 12:00 0.54 · high 4.97 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 13:00 0.52 · high 5.43 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 14:00 0.54 · high 5.98 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 15:00 0.54 · high 5.08 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 16:00 0.56 · high 6.20 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 17:00 0.54 · high 5.86 · high 30.50 · out of range Fair
Mon 18:00 0.54 · high 5.15 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 0.52 · high 4.10 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.50 · high 5.17 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.50 · high 4.25 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.48 · high 4.44 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.46 · high 4.04 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.46 · high 4.46 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.44 · high 5.65 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.44 · high 4.74 · good 30.40 · good Poor