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Balicasag Island Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Mon 12:03 (PST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Balicasag Island has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 14:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 8.5/10

Mon 13:00 (PST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.5/10

Mon 14:00 (PST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.5/10

Mon 14:00 (PST)

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

Score: 8.5/10

Best time: Mon 14:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Mon 14:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:35

Sunset

17:21

Water

31.0°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

49% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 14:00–17:00 (40% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 14:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (43 hours)
  • Darkness (42 hours)
  • Sea temperature (31 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 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, Thu 07:00

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

Sat 13:00 – Tue 13:00 (PST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.85 around Sun 10:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.04m to 0.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.72 to 2.94m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 1.37m; 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 13:00 0.14 · good 2.94 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 1.19 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 0.86 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Sat 16:00 0.12 · good 2.36 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.08 · good 2.35 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 18:00 0.08 · good 1.84 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.06 · good 2.30 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.06 · good 2.87 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.06 · good 1.77 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.04 · good 1.97 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.04 · good 2.46 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.04 · good 1.95 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.06 · good 1.25 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.06 · good 1.28 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.06 · good 1.71 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.08 · good 0.72 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.08 · good 1.10 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.10 · good 1.22 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.10 · good 2.33 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.10 · good 1.64 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.10 · good 1.10 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.08 · good 1.00 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sun 11:00 0.08 · good 1.71 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Sun 12:00 0.08 · good 1.25 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Sun 13:00 0.08 · good 0.72 · good 31.10 · out of range Excellent
Sun 14:00 0.08 · good 0.79 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Sun 15:00 0.08 · good 0.11 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.06 · good 3.87 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Sun 17:00 0.06 · good 2.98 · good 31.00 · out of range Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.08 · good 0.43 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.08 · good 2.25 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.08 · good 3.15 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.08 · good 2.29 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.08 · good 2.01 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.08 · good 1.13 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.06 · good 1.54 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.06 · good 0.97 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.04 · good 1.92 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.10 · good 1.72 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.08 · good 1.75 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.08 · good 1.52 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.08 · good 1.23 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.06 · good 1.33 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.06 · good 1.50 · good 30.20 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.06 · good 0.76 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.04 · good 0.61 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.04 · good 0.58 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.04 · good 0.76 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.04 · good 1.75 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Mon 14:00 0.04 · good 1.61 · good 31.20 · out of range Good
Mon 15:00 0.04 · good 1.82 · good 31.20 · out of range Good
Mon 16:00 0.04 · good 4.07 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.04 · good 1.61 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.04 · good 1.25 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.04 · good 0.96 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.04 · good 0.47 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.04 · good 0.96 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.04 · good 0.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.04 · good 0.20 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.04 · good 0.22 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.04 · good 0.54 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.04 · good 0.85 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.04 · good 0.64 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.04 · good 0.52 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.04 · good 0.45 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.04 · good 0.75 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.04 · good 0.64 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.04 · good 0.67 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.04 · good 1.65 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.04 · good 1.57 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.04 · good 1.95 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.04 · good 2.93 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent