MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 11:29 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 11:29 (+00)

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

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.7/10

Sun 13:00 (+00)

Later today

Fair · 5.3/10

Sun 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: 5.3/10

Best time: Sun 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:53

Sunset

19:01

Water

22.2°C

Max air

22.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

52% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 08:00–09:00 (4% 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

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 08:00 and lasts until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

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

Next early morning high tide: Mon 08:00

Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 22:00

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 historical data

Tue 13:00 – Fri 13:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Tue 19:00; 10 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 2.12m to 2.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 2.1 to 5.41m/s).

Tides range from -0.87m to 0.53m; 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
Tue 13:00 2.22 · high 5.31 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 2.40 · high 5.32 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 2.34 · high 5.34 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 2.34 · high 5.41 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 2.32 · high 5.27 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 2.32 · high 4.97 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 2.32 · high 4.16 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 2.32 · high 3.89 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 2.32 · high 4.00 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 2.34 · high 3.78 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 2.36 · high 3.26 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 2.38 · high 3.02 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 2.38 · high 2.76 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 2.40 · high 3.28 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 2.40 · high 2.48 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 2.40 · high 3.91 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 2.38 · high 3.01 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 2.38 · high 2.50 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 2.34 · high 2.10 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 2.32 · high 2.31 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 2.28 · high 3.76 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 2.22 · high 3.95 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 2.20 · high 3.80 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 2.12 · high 3.22 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 2.08 · high 3.18 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 2.04 · high 3.45 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 2.00 · high 2.56 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.96 · high 2.53 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 1.92 · high 2.42 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 1.88 · high 2.37 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 1.84 · high 1.84 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 1.82 · high 1.24 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 1.78 · high 0.96 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 1.76 · high 0.89 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 1.76 · high 0.79 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 1.74 · high 0.43 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 1.72 · high 0.39 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 1.68 · high 0.34 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.66 · high 0.35 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.62 · high 0.56 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.56 · high 0.81 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.52 · high 0.81 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.48 · high 1.05 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.46 · high 1.10 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 1.42 · high 1.98 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 1.38 · high 2.41 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 1.38 · high 3.07 · good 22.50 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 1.34 · high 2.96 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 1.32 · high 3.53 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 1.30 · high 4.10 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 1.28 · high 4.13 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 1.30 · high 4.77 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 1.30 · high 4.72 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 1.30 · high 4.72 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 1.30 · high 4.05 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 1.32 · high 3.98 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.32 · high 3.73 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.34 · high 4.13 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.36 · high 4.62 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.38 · high 6.46 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.40 · high 6.96 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.44 · high 7.26 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.46 · high 7.24 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.48 · high 7.08 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.52 · high 7.29 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.54 · high 7.42 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.58 · high 7.77 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.60 · high 8.44 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.64 · high 8.93 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 1.66 · high 7.92 · high 22.50 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 2.02 · high 7.54 · high 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 2.04 · high 7.43 · high 22.60 · good Poor