MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sat 16:47 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 16:47 (+00)

Azores - São Miguel looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.2/10

Sat 18:00 (+00)

Later today

Fair · 5.0/10

Sat 19:00 (+00)

Next three days

Good · 6.0/10

Mon 08:00 (+00)

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

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Sat 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:52

Sunset

19:02

Water

22.5°C

Max air

20.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 08:00 (3% 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 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (37 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 14:00.

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, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - Pico

245 km away

✅ Good

Madeira - Garajau

982 km away

✅ Good

Porto Santo

992 km away

❌ Poor

Lagos

1502 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 18:00 – Tue 18:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Sun 08:00; 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 0.98m to 1.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.01 to 3.06m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.01m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
Fair ⚠️ Fair
Poor ❌ Limited
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Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Good 🌟 Good
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Good 🌟 Good
Fair ⚠️ Fair
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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 19:00 1.02 · high 1.51 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.02 · high 1.25 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.00 · high 1.30 · good 22.40 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.00 · high 1.05 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.98 · high 1.03 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.98 · high 1.14 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.98 · high 1.20 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.98 · high 1.14 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.98 · high 1.01 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.98 · high 1.17 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.00 · high 1.44 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.00 · high 1.71 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.00 · high 1.48 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 1.66 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 1.02 · high 2.28 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 1.04 · high 2.51 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.08 · high 2.82 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.10 · high 2.75 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.14 · high 2.66 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.16 · high 2.62 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 1.20 · high 2.72 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 1.26 · high 2.87 · good 22.30 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 1.32 · high 3.06 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.38 · high 2.98 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 1.42 · high 2.75 · good 22.40 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 1.48 · high 2.62 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 1.52 · high 2.58 · good 22.30 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.54 · high 2.39 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.56 · high 2.64 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.58 · high 2.28 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.60 · high 1.72 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 1.60 · high 1.07 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 1.62 · high 1.06 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.62 · high 1.03 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 1.64 · high 1.06 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 1.64 · high 0.89 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 1.64 · high 1.23 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 1.64 · high 1.50 · good 22.10 · good Good
Mon 09:00 1.64 · high 2.83 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 1.64 · high 3.22 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 1.64 · high 3.15 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 1.64 · high 3.65 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.64 · high 4.00 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.64 · high 3.65 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.64 · high 3.40 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.62 · high 3.19 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.60 · high 2.95 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 1.58 · high 2.86 · good 22.20 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 1.56 · high 2.14 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 1.54 · high 2.05 · good 22.20 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 1.52 · high 1.77 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 1.50 · high 1.27 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 1.46 · high 1.35 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 1.44 · high 1.36 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 1.40 · high 1.28 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 1.38 · high 1.35 · good 22.10 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 1.34 · high 1.39 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 1.32 · high 1.28 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 1.28 · high 1.42 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 1.26 · high 1.64 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 1.24 · high 1.43 · good 22.00 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.20 · high 1.27 · good 22.00 · good Good
Tue 09:00 1.18 · high 1.55 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 1.16 · high 2.52 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.16 · high 2.19 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.14 · high 2.33 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.12 · high 2.36 · good 22.00 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.08 · high 2.62 · good 22.10 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 1.06 · high 2.70 · good 22.10 · good Fair