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Azores - Pico Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Tue 04:14 (+00) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 10:02

Azores - Pico looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 21:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Thu 21:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 21:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:47

Sunset

21:11

Water

22.1°C

Max air

17.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

37% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 21:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 11:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves
  • Thu 20:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (17 hours)
  • Darkness (6 hours)
  • Tide/current (2 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 20:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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

Thu 22:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - São Miguel

245 km away

⚠️ Fair

Madeira - Garajau

1222 km away

⚠️ Fair

Porto Santo

1235 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

1731 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 10:00 – Thu 10:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.59 around Tue 07:00; 15 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 0.72m to 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.07 to 1.87m/s).

Tides range from -0.6m to 0.2m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 10:00 0.76 · high 1.27 · good 21.50 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.76 · high 1.61 · good 21.50 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.76 · high 1.50 · good 21.60 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.74 · high 1.75 · good 21.70 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.74 · high 1.80 · good 21.80 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.72 · high 1.84 · good 21.90 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.72 · high 1.87 · good 22.00 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.72 · high 1.87 · good 22.00 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.72 · high 1.79 · good 22.10 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.72 · high 1.54 · good 22.10 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.72 · high 1.27 · good 22.00 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.72 · high 0.89 · good 21.90 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.72 · high 0.51 · good 21.90 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.72 · high 0.57 · good 21.80 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.72 · high 0.51 · good 21.70 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.72 · high 0.32 · good 21.70 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.72 · high 0.07 · good 21.60 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 0.18 · good 21.60 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.72 · high 0.58 · good 21.60 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.72 · high 0.75 · good 21.50 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.72 · high 0.76 · good 21.50 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.72 · high 0.56 · good 21.50 · good good
Tue 08:00 0.72 · high 0.72 · good 21.60 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.72 · high 0.57 · good 21.60 · good good
Tue 10:00 0.72 · high 0.36 · good 21.70 · good good
Tue 11:00 0.72 · high 0.29 · good 21.70 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.72 · high 0.51 · good 21.80 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.72 · high 0.50 · good 21.80 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.72 · high 0.68 · good 21.90 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.72 · high 1.30 · good 22.00 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.72 · high 2.15 · good 22.10 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.72 · high 2.41 · good 22.20 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.72 · high 2.10 · good 22.20 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.72 · high 1.86 · good 22.20 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.72 · high 1.61 · good 22.10 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.72 · high 1.15 · good 22.00 · good fair
Tue 22:00 0.72 · high 0.53 · good 22.00 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.72 · high 0.41 · good 21.90 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.72 · high 0.43 · good 21.80 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.72 · high 0.89 · good 21.80 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.72 · high 0.99 · good 21.70 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.72 · high 1.35 · good 21.70 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.72 · high 1.25 · good 21.70 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.70 · high 1.47 · good 21.60 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.70 · high 1.60 · good 21.60 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.70 · high 1.78 · good 21.60 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.70 · high 2.33 · good 21.70 · good fair
Wed 09:00 0.70 · high 2.19 · good 21.70 · good fair
Wed 10:00 0.70 · high 2.11 · good 21.70 · good fair
Wed 11:00 0.70 · high 2.21 · good 21.80 · good fair
Wed 12:00 0.70 · high 2.34 · good 21.80 · good fair
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 2.61 · good 21.90 · good fair
Wed 14:00 0.74 · high 3.04 · good 22.00 · good fair
Wed 15:00 0.76 · high 3.34 · good 22.10 · good fair
Wed 16:00 0.80 · high 3.84 · good 22.20 · good fair
Wed 17:00 0.82 · high 2.83 · good 22.30 · good fair
Wed 18:00 0.86 · high 3.75 · good 22.30 · good fair
Wed 19:00 0.86 · high 2.91 · good 22.30 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.88 · high 2.57 · good 22.30 · good fair
Wed 21:00 0.88 · high 2.02 · good 22.20 · good fair
Wed 22:00 0.90 · high 1.71 · good 22.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.90 · high 1.78 · good 22.00 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.92 · high 2.60 · good 21.90 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.94 · high 4.11 · good 21.90 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.96 · high 3.56 · good 21.80 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.98 · high 3.74 · good 21.70 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.00 · high 4.67 · good 21.70 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.00 · high 5.51 · high 21.60 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.02 · high 5.76 · high 21.60 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.02 · high 5.24 · good 21.60 · good fair
Thu 08:00 1.02 · high 5.30 · good 21.60 · good fair
Thu 09:00 1.16 · high 4.84 · good 21.50 · good fair