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Balicasag Island Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Mon 05:48 (PST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Balicasag Island has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 08:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Mon 07:00 (PST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.4/10

Mon 14:00 (PST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.4/10

Mon 14:00 (PST)

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

Score: 8.4/10

Best time: Mon 08:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

Best morning signal: Mon 08:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 14:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:35

Sunset

17:21

Water

30.3°C

Max air

29.8°C

Sky

Clear

9% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 08:00–17:00 (43% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 08:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (46 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Sea temperature (34 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 13:00.

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 05:00

Wed 05:00, Wed 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Philippines

Panglao

11 km away

✅ Good

Siquijor

38 km away

✅ Good

Pescador Island

59 km away

✅ Good

Cebu

63 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 07:00 – Mon 07:00 (PST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Fri 17:00; 4 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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4/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 2.48 to 8.59m/s).

Tides range from 0.2m to 1.12m; 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
Fri 07:00 0.60 · high 7.09 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.62 · high 6.90 · high 30.10 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 0.64 · high 6.84 · high 30.10 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.66 · high 7.96 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.68 · high 7.25 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 0.68 · high 7.04 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.70 · high 8.59 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 0.70 · high 7.78 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.66 · high 7.25 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 0.60 · high 7.30 · high 30.30 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.56 · high 5.00 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.58 · high 5.51 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.50 · high 6.47 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.44 · high 6.01 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.42 · high 4.84 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.40 · high 3.84 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.38 · high 4.95 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.38 · high 4.99 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.38 · high 3.98 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.38 · high 4.38 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.36 · good 3.15 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.34 · good 2.69 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.32 · good 2.48 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.30 · good 3.70 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.22 · good 3.48 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.20 · good 3.18 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.18 · good 2.69 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.18 · good 3.28 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.16 · good 2.96 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.16 · good 2.29 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.14 · good 2.60 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 4.66 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 1.99 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.12 · good 1.92 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sat 17:00 0.14 · good 1.81 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.12 · good 2.84 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.12 · good 1.86 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.10 · good 2.79 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.10 · good 2.25 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.08 · good 1.73 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.08 · good 2.18 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.08 · good 2.39 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.08 · good 2.17 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.08 · good 2.33 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.08 · good 2.48 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.06 · good 2.38 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.06 · good 1.30 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.06 · good 0.50 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.04 · good 0.85 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.04 · good 1.04 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.04 · good 0.92 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.04 · good 1.70 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.04 · good 1.59 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.04 · good 1.28 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Sun 13:00 0.04 · good 0.92 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 14:00 0.04 · good 0.63 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 15:00 0.04 · good 0.25 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.04 · good 0.50 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.04 · good 1.38 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.04 · good 1.66 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.04 · good 2.20 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.04 · good 2.18 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.04 · good 2.11 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.04 · good 1.90 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.04 · good 1.66 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.06 · good 0.99 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.06 · good 0.96 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.08 · good 1.03 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.08 · good 0.70 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.10 · good 1.60 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.10 · good 2.18 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.06 · good 2.33 · good 29.90 · good Poor