MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - Pico Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sat 10:43 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 10:43 (+00)

Azores - Pico looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.3/10

Sat 10:00 (+00)

Later today

Fair · 5.4/10

Sat 17:00 (+00)

Next three days

Good · 6.2/10

Mon 09:00 (+00)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Sat 17:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sat 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:04

Sunset

19:12

Water

21.8°C

Max air

19.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 09:00–11:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 09:00 and lasts until 11:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (5 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 12:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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 07:00

Sat 18:00, Sun 07:00, Sun 19:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - São Miguel

245 km away

✅ Good

Madeira - Garajau

1222 km away

✅ Good

Porto Santo

1235 km away

❌ Poor

Lagos

1731 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 10:00 – Sat 10:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Wed 19:00; 12 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 0.66m to 0.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.87 to 3.05m/s).

Tides range from -0.81m to 0.26m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 10:00 0.66 · high 2.79 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.68 · high 2.82 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.68 · high 2.84 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.68 · high 2.75 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.66 · high 2.53 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.66 · high 2.54 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.66 · high 2.95 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.66 · high 3.05 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.66 · high 2.86 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.66 · high 2.07 · good 22.30 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.66 · high 1.08 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.66 · high 0.87 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.68 · high 0.92 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.68 · high 0.87 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.70 · high 1.14 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.70 · high 1.26 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.72 · high 1.15 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.72 · high 1.59 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.72 · high 1.32 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.74 · high 1.32 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.74 · high 1.49 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.72 · high 1.43 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.72 · high 1.20 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.70 · high 1.86 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.68 · high 1.94 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.74 · high 2.08 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.72 · high 2.09 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.70 · high 2.21 · good 22.10 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.70 · high 2.26 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.66 · high 2.45 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.66 · high 2.41 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 2.13 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 1.78 · good 22.30 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.64 · high 1.30 · good 22.30 · good Good
Thu 20:00 0.64 · high 0.90 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.64 · high 0.70 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.64 · high 0.71 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.64 · high 0.50 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.64 · high 0.30 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.64 · high 0.16 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.64 · high 0.16 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.64 · high 0.21 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.64 · high 0.30 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.62 · high 0.46 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.62 · high 0.95 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.62 · high 0.86 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.62 · high 0.79 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.62 · high 1.70 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.62 · high 1.77 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.62 · high 2.03 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.62 · high 1.92 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.62 · high 1.68 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.60 · high 1.50 · good 22.10 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.60 · high 1.62 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.62 · high 2.11 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.64 · high 2.11 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.64 · high 1.92 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.64 · high 1.54 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 0.66 · high 1.05 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.66 · high 0.96 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.66 · high 0.93 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.66 · high 1.01 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.66 · high 0.75 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.66 · high 0.40 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.66 · high 0.73 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.66 · high 1.04 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.66 · high 0.90 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.66 · high 0.89 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.66 · high 0.96 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.68 · high 0.68 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.68 · high 1.10 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.70 · high 1.48 · good 22.00 · good Fair