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Balicasag Island Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Mon 18:17 (PST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Balicasag Island has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 00:00 (PST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.6/10

Tue 10:00 (PST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Thu 08:00 (PST)

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

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Tue 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Tue 10:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:35

Sunset

17:21

Water

30.4°C

Max air

30.1°C

Sky

Clear

1% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 08:00–17:00 (46% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Tide/current (32 hours)
  • Sea temperature (28 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

Wed 00:00 – Sat 00:00 (PST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Wed 08:00; 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 0.14m to 0.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.87 to 3.85m/s).

Tides range from 0.03m to 1.27m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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Poor ❌ Limited
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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
Wed 00:00 0.24 · good 1.36 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.22 · good 2.06 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.22 · good 2.80 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.22 · good 3.09 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.20 · good 3.51 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.20 · good 3.57 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.20 · good 3.40 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.18 · good 3.15 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.18 · good 3.30 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.18 · good 2.99 · good 30.30 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.18 · good 3.43 · good 30.40 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.18 · good 2.99 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 12:00 0.18 · good 2.30 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.20 · good 3.85 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.20 · good 2.84 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 15:00 0.20 · good 1.84 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 16:00 0.20 · good 1.51 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 17:00 0.20 · good 2.22 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 18:00 0.20 · good 1.72 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.22 · good 0.87 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.20 · good 1.10 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.18 · good 1.14 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.16 · good 1.18 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.14 · good 1.05 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.14 · good 0.40 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.12 · good 0.50 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.12 · good 0.57 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.10 · good 0.40 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.10 · good 0.05 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.08 · good 0.51 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.08 · good 0.74 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.08 · good 1.32 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.06 · good 1.25 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.06 · good 1.53 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.04 · good 0.94 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Thu 11:00 0.04 · good 1.54 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.08 · good 2.23 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.14 · good 3.32 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.18 · good 2.85 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 15:00 0.22 · good 3.47 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 16:00 0.28 · good 2.87 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 17:00 0.32 · good 2.25 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.30 · good 2.55 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.20 · good 2.38 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.18 · good 1.46 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.16 · good 1.51 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.14 · good 1.25 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.08 · good 0.07 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.08 · good 0.15 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.08 · good 0.62 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.08 · good 1.15 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.08 · good 1.40 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.06 · good 0.14 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.06 · good 0.45 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.06 · good 1.88 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.04 · good 2.29 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.04 · good 0.82 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.04 · good 0.57 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.04 · good 0.78 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.04 · good 1.85 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.04 · good 1.90 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.06 · good 2.84 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Fri 14:00 0.06 · good 1.65 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Fri 15:00 0.08 · good 1.63 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.10 · good 1.45 · good 30.90 · out of range Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.12 · good 0.95 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 18:00 0.12 · good 1.66 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.06 · good 1.44 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.08 · good 1.00 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.08 · good 0.69 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.08 · good 0.58 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.08 · good 0.21 · good 30.40 · good Poor