Can you snorkel in Azores - São Miguel today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Azores - São Miguel starts Thu 07:00. Around 3% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Azores - São Miguel?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Azores - São Miguel so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Tue 05:16 (+00) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 13:20

Azores - São Miguel has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 07:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

21:00

Water

22.2°C

Max air

23.1°C

Sky

Clear

14% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 07:00 (3% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 07:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (39 hours)
Tide/current (28 hours)
Darkness (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low drift risk now.

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

Wed 20:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 22:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - Pico

245 km away

✅ Good

Madeira - Garajau

982 km away

✅ Good

Porto Santo

992 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

1502 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 13:00 – Tue 13:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Sat 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 0.76m to 0.94m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.5 to 14.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.7m to 0.35m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 21:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Sat 13:00	0.94 · high	5.50 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.92 · high	6.40 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	0.92 · high	7.40 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	0.92 · high	8.80 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	0.90 · high	9.30 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.90 · high	9.60 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.88 · high	10.20 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.88 · high	11.10 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.86 · high	10.20 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.84 · high	9.00 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.84 · high	8.30 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.82 · high	7.30 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.82 · high	6.60 · high	21.70 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.80 · high	6.70 · high	21.70 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.80 · high	7.30 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.80 · high	7.90 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.78 · high	8.70 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.78 · high	9.00 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.78 · high	11.20 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	0.76 · high	13.80 · high	21.60 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.76 · high	14.20 · high	21.70 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	0.76 · high	13.30 · high	21.70 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.76 · high	12.90 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.76 · high	13.50 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.76 · high	14.50 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.76 · high	14.80 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.76 · high	14.70 · high	22.30 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.76 · high	14.90 · high	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.76 · high	15.10 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.76 · high	15.60 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.76 · high	15.50 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.76 · high	13.90 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.76 · high	13.60 · high	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.78 · high	15.30 · high	22.30 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.78 · high	16.30 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.80 · high	16.30 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.80 · high	16.10 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.80 · high	15.70 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.80 · high	15.70 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.80 · high	16.20 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.78 · high	15.80 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	0.78 · high	15.10 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	0.78 · high	14.70 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Mon 08:00	0.80 · high	16.60 · high	21.80 · good	poor
Mon 09:00	0.80 · high	16.40 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	0.76 · high	3.23 · good	21.80 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.78 · high	3.51 · good	21.80 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.78 · high	3.62 · good	21.90 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	0.78 · high	3.49 · good	22.00 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.78 · high	2.55 · good	22.20 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.78 · high	1.76 · good	22.30 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.78 · high	1.98 · good	22.50 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.80 · high	2.53 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 18:00	0.80 · high	2.73 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.82 · high	2.87 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.82 · high	2.85 · good	22.50 · good	fair
Mon 21:00	0.84 · high	2.89 · good	22.40 · good	fair
Mon 22:00	0.84 · high	2.75 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.84 · high	2.90 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.84 · high	2.69 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.84 · high	2.33 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.84 · high	2.39 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.84 · high	2.26 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.84 · high	2.50 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.86 · high	2.30 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.86 · high	2.35 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.86 · high	2.62 · good	21.90 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.86 · high	3.26 · good	21.90 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.86 · high	3.48 · good	21.90 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.86 · high	3.28 · good	22.00 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.86 · high	3.17 · good	22.00 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.86 · high	2.62 · good	22.10 · good	fair