Thursday
❌ Poor conditions
Main blocker: Waves
Balicasag Island Snorkel Report Today
Philippines · Updated Thu 22:34 (PST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Poor Data updated Thu 22:34 (PST)Balicasag Island has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.
Right now (forecast)
Poor · 0.0/10
Thu 22:00 (PST)
Later today
No fresh data for this period.
Next three days
Excellent · 7.8/10
Sat 08:00 (PST)
Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.
Score: 0.0/10
Best time: -
Main risk: Waves
No useful morning window is showing yet.
No useful afternoon window is showing yet.
Good model window in the next 72 hours
Next good model window: Fri 17:00 (30% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)
3-day planner
Friday
✅ Good conditions
Main blocker: Tide/current
Saturday
✅ 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 (41 hours)
- Tide/current (30 hours)
- Waves (20 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Fri 12:00.
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: Fri 01:00
Fri 01:00, Fri 14:00, Sat 02:00, Sun 03:00
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Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Mon 22:00 – Thu 22:00 (PST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.24 around Thu 17:00; 0 of 5 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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0/5 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.58m to 0.78m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/5 sampled hours (range 6.37 to 7.54m/s).
Tides range from 0.35m to 0.71m; 0 of 5 hours are in or near peak slack windows.
72-hour historical overview
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 17:00 | 0.78 · high | 7.54 · high | 29.90 · good | Poor |
| Thu 18:00 | 0.72 · high | 6.97 · high | 29.90 · good | Poor |
| Thu 19:00 | 0.68 · high | 6.95 · high | 29.90 · good | Poor |
| Thu 20:00 | 0.62 · high | 6.70 · high | 29.90 · good | Poor |
| Thu 21:00 | 0.58 · high | 6.37 · high | 29.90 · good | Poor |