Can you snorkel in Panglao today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Panglao starts Sun 00:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 46% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Panglao 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.

Panglao Snorkel Report Today

Philippines · Updated Sat 05:02 (PST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 04:48

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

Score: 7.3/10

Best time: Sun 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:32

Sunset

18:09

Water

30.1°C

Max air

31.7°C

Sky

Clear

26% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 00:00–10:00 (46% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (55 hours)
Darkness (29 hours)
Wind (1 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 15:00.

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: Sun 18:00

Sun 05:00, Sun 18:00, Mon 06:00, Mon 19:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (PST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Sun 12:00; 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 0.18m to 0.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.1 to 5.48m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 1.44m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

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 good 🌟 Good

Sun 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 good 🌟 Good

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

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 10:00 good 🌟 Good

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 02:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 good 🌟 Good

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
Sat 21:00	0.26 · good	3.75 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.26 · good	3.99 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.28 · good	4.18 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.28 · good	4.28 · good	30.10 · good	good
Sun 01:00	0.26 · good	4.72 · good	30.20 · good	good
Sun 02:00	0.24 · good	4.46 · good	30.20 · good	good
Sun 03:00	0.22 · good	4.90 · good	30.30 · good	good
Sun 04:00	0.22 · good	5.21 · good	30.30 · good	excellent
Sun 05:00	0.22 · good	5.48 · high	30.40 · good	good
Sun 06:00	0.22 · good	4.75 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 07:00	0.22 · good	3.58 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 08:00	0.22 · good	3.89 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 09:00	0.22 · good	1.42 · good	30.40 · good	good
Sun 10:00	0.22 · good	1.14 · good	30.30 · good	good
Sun 11:00	0.22 · good	1.89 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.22 · good	1.26 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.22 · good	1.10 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.22 · good	1.60 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.22 · good	2.75 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.22 · good	2.06 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.20 · good	2.14 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.20 · good	1.36 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.20 · good	2.92 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.18 · good	1.61 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.18 · good	1.94 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.18 · good	2.75 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.18 · good	3.00 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.18 · good	3.11 · good	30.10 · good	good
Mon 01:00	0.20 · good	3.44 · good	30.10 · good	excellent
Mon 02:00	0.24 · good	3.65 · good	30.20 · good	good
Mon 03:00	0.26 · good	3.59 · good	30.30 · good	good
Mon 04:00	0.26 · good	3.62 · good	30.30 · good	good
Mon 05:00	0.28 · good	3.96 · good	30.40 · good	good
Mon 06:00	0.28 · good	2.82 · good	30.40 · good	good
Mon 07:00	0.28 · good	4.60 · good	30.40 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.26 · good	3.54 · good	30.40 · good	good
Mon 09:00	0.26 · good	0.58 · good	30.40 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.24 · good	0.89 · good	30.30 · good	good
Mon 11:00	0.24 · good	0.56 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.22 · good	0.60 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.22 · good	1.37 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.22 · good	2.11 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.22 · good	1.91 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.20 · good	2.52 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.18 · good	0.36 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.16 · good	0.40 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.14 · good	0.54 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.14 · good	0.11 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.12 · good	0.18 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.12 · good	0.68 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.12 · good	1.08 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.12 · good	2.75 · good	30.10 · good	excellent
Tue 01:00	0.16 · good	3.19 · good	30.20 · good	good
Tue 02:00	0.22 · good	2.27 · good	30.20 · good	excellent
Tue 03:00	0.26 · good	3.83 · good	30.30 · good	good
Tue 04:00	0.30 · good	3.62 · good	30.40 · good	good