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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 17:52

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

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

22.5°C

Max air

16.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

88% 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 20:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 19:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (10 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

❌ Poor

Lagos

1731 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 17:00 – Wed 17:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.39 around Mon 13:00; 0 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 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 0.6 to 7.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.71m to 0.17m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Sun 17:00 0.90 · high 3.40 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.90 · high 2.40 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.88 · high 1.30 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.88 · high 2.30 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.86 · high 4.50 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.84 · high 3.80 · good 20.80 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.84 · high 2.40 · good 20.80 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.82 · high 2.00 · good 20.70 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.82 · high 1.00 · good 20.70 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.80 · high 0.80 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.80 · high 1.10 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.78 · high 1.00 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.78 · high 0.70 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 0.76 · high 0.90 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 0.74 · high 0.60 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 0.74 · high 0.80 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.72 · high 2.40 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.70 · high 4.30 · good 20.70 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.70 · high 4.60 · good 20.70 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.68 · high 3.20 · good 20.80 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.68 · high 2.70 · good 20.90 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.66 · high 5.90 · high 21.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.66 · high 7.40 · high 21.10 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.66 · high 6.70 · high 21.20 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.64 · high 5.40 · good 21.20 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.64 · high 4.60 · good 21.30 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.64 · high 4.10 · good 21.30 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.64 · high 4.80 · good 21.20 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.64 · high 4.50 · good 21.10 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.64 · high 3.30 · good 21.10 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.66 · high 3.50 · good 21.00 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.66 · high 3.60 · good 20.90 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.66 · high 3.50 · good 20.90 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.68 · high 3.40 · good 20.80 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.68 · high 3.50 · good 20.80 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.70 · high 3.50 · good 20.70 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.70 · high 3.50 · good 20.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.72 · high 3.70 · good 20.70 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.72 · high 3.30 · good 20.70 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.72 · high 6.20 · high 20.70 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.72 · high 8.30 · high 20.70 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.74 · high 9.00 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.74 · high 9.10 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.76 · high 8.00 · high 20.70 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.78 · high 9.20 · high 20.70 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.78 · high 10.00 · high 20.70 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.80 · high 10.60 · high 20.80 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.82 · high 10.50 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.84 · high 10.70 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.86 · high 10.80 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.86 · high 10.60 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.88 · high 10.40 · high 20.80 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.88 · high 9.70 · high 20.80 · good fair
Tue 22:00 0.88 · high 9.20 · high 20.70 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.88 · high 9.00 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.88 · high 8.60 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.88 · high 9.00 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.86 · high 8.90 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.86 · high 8.80 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.86 · high 9.20 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.88 · high 9.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.88 · high 9.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.90 · high 9.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.94 · high 10.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.96 · high 12.30 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.98 · high 13.10 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.02 · high 13.50 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.04 · high 14.10 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.08 · high 14.50 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.10 · high 14.30 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.14 · high 13.80 · high 20.80 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.16 · high 13.40 · high 20.80 · good poor