Can you snorkel in Donsol today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Donsol starts Thu 00:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 37% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Donsol?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Donsol so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Donsol Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Tue 03:13 (PST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 20:02

Donsol has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 6.9/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:28

Sunset

18:15

Water

30.6°C

Max air

24.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–10:00 (37% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 00:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (37 hours)
Darkness (24 hours)
Sea temperature (11 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

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: Wed 20:00

Wed 20:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Philippines

Boracay

210 km away

✅ Good

Anilao

308 km away

✅ Good

Moalboal

331 km away

✅ Good

Panglao

371 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 12:00 – Thu 12:00 (PST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Tue 10:00; 11 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 0.02m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 0.7 to 13.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 1.27m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 02:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Mon 12:00	0.02 · good	2.60 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 13:00	0.02 · good	3.10 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 14:00	0.02 · good	3.70 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 15:00	0.02 · good	2.60 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 16:00	0.02 · good	2.50 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 17:00	0.02 · good	2.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 18:00	0.02 · good	3.70 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.02 · good	5.40 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.02 · good	5.80 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.02 · good	5.10 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.02 · good	3.10 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.02 · good	4.20 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.02 · good	7.50 · high	30.40 · good	good
Tue 01:00	0.02 · good	7.60 · high	30.40 · good	good
Tue 02:00	0.04 · good	6.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	excellent
Tue 03:00	0.04 · good	7.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	good
Tue 04:00	0.10 · good	11.30 · high	30.60 · out of range	fair
Tue 05:00	0.14 · good	13.00 · high	30.60 · out of range	good
Tue 06:00	0.20 · good	10.20 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Tue 07:00	0.20 · good	4.70 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Tue 08:00	0.22 · good	2.80 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Tue 09:00	0.22 · good	1.00 · good	30.60 · out of range	excellent
Tue 10:00	0.22 · good	1.80 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Tue 11:00	0.22 · good	0.70 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 12:00	0.22 · good	0.60 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 13:00	0.22 · good	2.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 14:00	0.20 · good	6.10 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 15:00	0.20 · good	8.00 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.20 · good	9.80 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.22 · good	11.50 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.22 · good	10.40 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.26 · good	10.30 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.28 · good	11.10 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.32 · good	10.40 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.36 · good	10.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.38 · high	11.00 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.42 · high	13.80 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Wed 01:00	0.46 · high	15.80 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Wed 02:00	0.48 · high	17.80 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Wed 03:00	0.52 · high	19.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 04:00	0.54 · high	20.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	fair
Wed 05:00	0.58 · high	17.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 06:00	0.60 · high	15.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 07:00	0.62 · high	17.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 08:00	0.64 · high	14.40 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 09:00	0.66 · high	14.10 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 10:00	0.66 · high	11.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 11:00	0.66 · high	9.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.66 · high	13.40 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.70 · high	13.80 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.72 · high	14.40 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.76 · high	17.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.78 · high	20.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.82 · high	21.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.84 · high	24.90 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.94 · high	25.40 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	1.02 · high	23.50 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	1.12 · high	24.10 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	1.18 · high	25.10 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	1.24 · high	25.50 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	1.30 · high	25.20 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	1.38 · high	24.80 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	1.46 · high	29.20 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	1.54 · high	29.90 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	1.50 · high	32.30 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	1.48 · high	31.20 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	1.44 · high	29.60 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.40 · high	29.80 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.26 · high	7.05 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	1.22 · high	7.40 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	1.32 · high	7.76 · high	30.30 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	1.44 · high	8.41 · high	30.30 · good	poor