Can you snorkel in El Nido today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in El Nido starts Thu 00:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 39% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in El Nido?

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 El Nido 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.

El Nido Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Tue 04:13 (PST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 23:01

El Nido has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 08:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

18:29

Water

30.6°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–10:00 (39% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Sea temperature (36 hours)
Waves (30 hours)
Darkness (21 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 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 20:00

Wed 20:00, Thu 21:00

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (PST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.4 around Fri 17:00; 4 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.64m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 0.7 to 12.0m/s).

Tides range from 0.06m to 1.52m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 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
Thu 15:00	0.72 · high	6.10 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.72 · high	5.20 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.72 · high	7.10 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.72 · high	5.90 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.72 · high	7.80 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.72 · high	8.50 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.72 · high	9.40 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.72 · high	5.60 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.72 · high	10.10 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.72 · high	7.90 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.72 · high	12.00 · high	30.20 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.72 · high	10.30 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.72 · high	10.30 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.72 · high	8.80 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.72 · high	10.60 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.72 · high	2.20 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.72 · high	2.60 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.70 · high	3.50 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.70 · high	1.70 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.70 · high	3.50 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.66 · high	3.10 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 12:00	0.66 · high	1.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 13:00	0.66 · high	0.70 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 14:00	0.64 · high	1.10 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.64 · high	0.20 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.64 · high	0.00 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.62 · high	0.20 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.62 · high	0.20 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.62 · high	0.60 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.60 · high	1.40 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.60 · high	2.30 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.60 · high	2.30 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.58 · high	3.70 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.58 · high	5.10 · good	30.30 · good	fair
Sat 01:00	0.58 · high	6.00 · high	30.40 · good	fair
Sat 02:00	0.58 · high	5.30 · good	30.50 · out of range	fair
Sat 03:00	0.58 · high	11.50 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 04:00	0.58 · high	7.20 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Sat 05:00	0.56 · high	6.30 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Sat 06:00	0.56 · high	6.60 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sat 07:00	0.54 · high	8.20 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sat 08:00	0.54 · high	9.10 · high	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sat 09:00	0.52 · high	9.20 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Sat 10:00	0.50 · high	8.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	fair
Sat 11:00	0.50 · high	7.20 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 12:00	0.48 · high	5.20 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sat 13:00	0.48 · high	2.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 14:00	0.48 · high	1.70 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 15:00	0.48 · high	0.80 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 16:00	0.48 · high	0.90 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 17:00	0.46 · high	4.00 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.46 · high	5.30 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.46 · high	5.40 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.44 · high	3.30 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.44 · high	5.30 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.44 · high	3.80 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.42 · high	3.70 · good	30.40 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.42 · high	4.60 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 01:00	0.42 · high	2.00 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 02:00	0.40 · high	5.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	fair
Sun 03:00	0.40 · high	1.70 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Sun 04:00	0.40 · high	2.30 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Sun 05:00	0.38 · high	2.50 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Sun 06:00	0.38 · high	4.10 · good	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sun 07:00	0.38 · high	4.40 · good	30.80 · out of range	fair
Sun 08:00	0.36 · good	0.50 · good	30.80 · out of range	good
Sun 09:00	0.36 · good	0.70 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Sun 10:00	0.36 · good	2.60 · good	30.70 · out of range	good
Sun 11:00	0.34 · good	1.90 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 12:00	0.34 · good	3.30 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 13:00	0.34 · good	4.00 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 14:00	0.34 · good	2.90 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor