Balicasag Island Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Fri 15:26 (PST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Balicasag Island has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 17:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.3/10

Fri 15:00 (PST)

Later today

Good · 5.6/10

Fri 17:00 (PST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.2/10

Sat 13:00 (PST)

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Fri 17:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.3 m/s.

Sunrise

05:34

Sunset

17:43

Water

29.9°C

Max air

29.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

33% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Fri 17:00 (39% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner

Friday

Good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Saturday

Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Sunday

Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Fri 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (42 hours)
  • Tide/current (13 hours)
  • Wind (1 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

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: Sat 02:00

Sat 02:00, Sun 03:00, Mon 04:00

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

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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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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
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