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 44% 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 Thu 03:56

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

Best morning signal: Thu 08:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:48

Sunset

18:29

Water

30.5°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 00:00–10:00 (44% 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 (32 hours)
Waves (26 hours)
Darkness (17 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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Moalboal

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 19:00 – Wed 19:00 (PST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Mon 08:00; 6 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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8/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 10.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 1.38m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Sun 19:00	0.48 · high	2.60 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 20:00	0.46 · high	3.40 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 21:00	0.46 · high	5.10 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 22:00	0.44 · high	5.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Sun 23:00	0.44 · high	4.70 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 00:00	0.42 · high	3.20 · good	30.50 · out of range	good
Mon 01:00	0.42 · high	4.40 · good	30.60 · out of range	good
Mon 02:00	0.42 · high	5.60 · high	30.60 · out of range	fair
Mon 03:00	0.42 · high	9.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 04:00	0.42 · high	10.40 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 05:00	0.40 · high	7.80 · high	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 06:00	0.40 · high	7.70 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 07:00	0.40 · high	5.50 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 08:00	0.38 · high	6.50 · high	30.90 · out of range	fair
Mon 09:00	0.38 · high	4.20 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 10:00	0.38 · high	4.40 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 11:00	0.36 · good	1.30 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 12:00	0.36 · good	2.80 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 13:00	0.36 · good	0.50 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 14:00	0.34 · good	0.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	poor
Mon 15:00	0.34 · good	0.20 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 16:00	0.34 · good	0.90 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 17:00	0.34 · good	3.10 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 18:00	0.34 · good	2.40 · good	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 19:00	0.34 · good	7.00 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 20:00	0.34 · good	2.50 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 21:00	0.34 · good	0.40 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 22:00	0.34 · good	1.20 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 23:00	0.32 · good	0.90 · good	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 00:00	0.32 · good	2.50 · good	30.50 · out of range	fair
Tue 01:00	0.32 · good	2.60 · good	30.50 · out of range	fair
Tue 02:00	0.32 · good	6.50 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 03:00	0.32 · good	8.30 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 04:00	0.34 · good	9.20 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 05:00	0.34 · good	6.30 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 06:00	0.36 · good	9.30 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 07:00	0.36 · good	9.10 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 08:00	0.38 · high	9.80 · high	30.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 09:00	0.38 · high	8.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 10:00	0.40 · high	6.90 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 11:00	0.40 · high	7.20 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 12:00	0.52 · high	10.70 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 13:00	0.52 · high	7.20 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 14:00	0.52 · high	8.70 · high	30.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 15:00	0.52 · high	10.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 16:00	0.54 · high	10.60 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 17:00	0.54 · high	9.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 18:00	0.56 · high	13.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 19:00	0.56 · high	11.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 20:00	0.56 · high	12.60 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 21:00	0.56 · high	12.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 22:00	0.56 · high	16.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Tue 23:00	0.58 · high	7.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 00:00	0.58 · high	11.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 01:00	0.62 · high	15.80 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 02:00	0.64 · high	10.10 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 03:00	0.68 · high	9.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 04:00	0.68 · high	6.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 05:00	0.68 · high	7.20 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 06:00	0.68 · high	7.90 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 07:00	0.70 · high	14.50 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 08:00	0.70 · high	7.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 09:00	0.72 · high	8.00 · high	30.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 10:00	0.76 · high	8.60 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	0.78 · high	9.20 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.82 · high	7.10 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.80 · high	10.00 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.76 · high	11.80 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.74 · high	11.10 · high	30.40 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.72 · high	9.90 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.72 · high	9.70 · high	30.30 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.70 · high	9.50 · high	30.30 · good	poor