MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - Pico Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 02:42 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 02:42 (+00)

Azores - Pico looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 02:00 (+00)

Later today

Fair · 5.3/10

Sun 10:00 (+00)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Mon 09:00 (+00)

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

Score: 5.3/10

Best time: Sun 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:05

Sunset

19:11

Water

21.9°C

Max air

19.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 09:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 01:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Sun 07:00

Sun 07:00, Sun 19:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00, Tue 22:00

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

Fri 02:00 – Mon 02:00 (+00)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Fri 11:00; 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 1.04m to 1.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 0.36 to 5.97m/s).

Tides range from -0.78m to 0.38m; 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
Fri 02:00 1.04 · high 0.36 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.08 · high 1.17 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.16 · high 4.36 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.26 · high 4.74 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.34 · high 4.78 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.42 · high 5.19 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.50 · high 3.98 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 1.58 · high 4.09 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 1.54 · high 4.99 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 1.38 · high 3.09 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 1.46 · high 4.50 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 1.44 · high 4.99 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 1.26 · high 4.32 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 1.32 · high 4.79 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 1.32 · high 4.70 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 1.34 · high 5.04 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 1.34 · high 4.53 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 1.32 · high 4.75 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 1.32 · high 4.42 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.30 · high 4.57 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.26 · high 4.31 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.24 · high 4.18 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.20 · high 5.97 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.16 · high 5.94 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.10 · high 5.94 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.06 · high 5.55 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.04 · high 5.26 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.02 · high 4.99 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.00 · high 3.19 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.98 · high 2.84 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.98 · high 2.83 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.96 · high 3.29 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.96 · high 3.40 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.06 · high 3.19 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 1.04 · high 2.86 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 1.02 · high 3.08 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 1.02 · high 3.14 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 1.00 · high 2.92 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.98 · high 2.78 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.96 · high 2.84 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.94 · high 2.60 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.92 · high 2.38 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.90 · high 1.38 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.88 · high 1.07 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.86 · high 1.17 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.84 · high 1.11 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.82 · high 1.55 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.80 · high 1.77 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.80 · high 1.69 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.78 · high 1.29 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.78 · high 1.43 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.78 · high 1.19 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.78 · high 1.20 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.78 · high 1.68 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.76 · high 1.98 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.76 · high 1.95 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.78 · high 3.00 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.80 · high 3.18 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.82 · high 2.79 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.78 · high 3.44 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.78 · high 3.36 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.80 · high 3.22 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.84 · high 3.37 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.88 · high 2.82 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.92 · high 2.69 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 1.00 · high 3.54 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 1.06 · high 3.98 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 1.14 · high 3.72 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.32 · high 4.29 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.48 · high 5.64 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.66 · high 4.83 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.84 · high 7.13 · high 23.20 · good Poor