# El Nido snorkeling forecast

El Nido has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 11:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

- Location: El Nido, Philippines
- Timezone: Asia/Manila
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T10:34:51.111298+08:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.6/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 39%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T08:28:13.388547+08:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/el-nido/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.5 °C (86.9 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 29.8 °C (85.6 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.7 °C (+1.3 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6041481481481481 | yes | 0.4 | 2.48 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.660037037037037 | yes | 0.38 | 2.3 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6233203703703702 | yes | 0.38 | 3.29 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.5934425925925926 | yes | 0.36 | 3.29 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.5954222222222221 | yes | 0.36 | 3.36 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6144222222222221 | yes | 0.34 | 2.7 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6152722222222221 | yes | 0.34 | 2.43 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 3.17 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 2.51 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 2.29 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 3.1 | 30.5 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 3.05 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 3.65 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 3.45 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 2.58 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 3.05 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 2.24 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.29 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.64 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.04 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 2.8 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.5842518518518518 | yes | 0.34 | 3.31 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.5990666666666665 | yes | 0.34 | 2.67 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6045185185185186 | yes | 0.32 | 3.01 | 30.4 |

## Nearby spots

- [Anilao](https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/anilao/index.md)
- [Apo Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/apo-island/index.md)
- [Balicasag Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/balicasag-island/index.md)
- [Boracay](https://snorkelforecast.com/philippines/boracay/index.md)