MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - Pico Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sat 13:53 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Azores - Pico has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 17:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.3/10

Sat 15:00 (+00)

Later today

Good · 5.6/10

Sat 17:00 (+00)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Sat 17:00 (+00)

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Sat 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 0.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:04

Sunset

19:12

Water

22.1°C

Max air

19.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

60% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 17:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (10 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low drift risk now.

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 21:00, Tue 09:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - São Miguel

245 km away

✅ Good

Madeira - Garajau

1222 km away

✅ Good

Porto Santo

1235 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

1731 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 15:00 – Tue 15:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Sat 19:00; 7 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 0.86m to 1.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.96 to 4.38m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to 0.11m; 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
Sat 15:00 0.88 · high 3.45 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.88 · high 2.03 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.86 · high 2.40 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.86 · high 2.43 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.86 · high 1.96 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.86 · high 2.01 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.86 · high 2.28 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.88 · high 2.45 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.90 · high 2.66 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.92 · high 3.25 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.94 · high 3.58 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.96 · high 3.61 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.98 · high 3.40 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.98 · high 3.58 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.00 · high 2.04 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.00 · high 2.28 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.02 · high 2.71 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 3.11 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.04 · high 3.76 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 1.08 · high 3.83 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 1.28 · high 3.94 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.38 · high 3.93 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.42 · high 4.38 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.48 · high 4.32 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 1.52 · high 4.43 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.54 · high 4.65 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 1.54 · high 4.50 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.60 · high 3.83 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 1.56 · high 3.72 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 1.54 · high 3.64 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 1.50 · high 3.72 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.46 · high 3.47 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.42 · high 3.54 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.38 · high 3.68 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.34 · high 3.96 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 1.30 · high 3.75 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 1.26 · high 3.82 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.22 · high 3.57 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 1.20 · high 3.11 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 1.16 · high 2.83 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 1.14 · high 2.76 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 1.12 · high 2.38 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 1.10 · high 3.14 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 1.08 · high 3.46 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 1.08 · high 3.87 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 1.14 · high 3.91 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.14 · high 3.72 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.12 · high 3.50 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.12 · high 3.51 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.12 · high 3.42 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.10 · high 3.13 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.98 · high 2.79 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.96 · high 2.59 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 0.94 · high 1.77 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.92 · high 1.41 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.90 · high 1.57 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.90 · high 1.39 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.88 · high 1.31 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.86 · high 1.44 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.86 · high 1.53 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.84 · high 1.58 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.84 · high 1.64 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.82 · high 1.64 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.82 · high 2.01 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.82 · high 2.07 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.82 · high 2.42 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.82 · high 2.83 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 0.82 · high 3.32 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 0.84 · high 3.13 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.86 · high 3.29 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.86 · high 3.15 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.84 · high 3.26 · good 22.30 · good Fair