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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 16:48

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 4.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:38

Sunset

21:00

Water

22.6°C

Max air

22.4°C

Sky

Clear

15% 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 (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (25 hours)
  • Darkness (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 22:00.

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

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

Thu 16:00 – Sun 16:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Thu 18:00; 1 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 1.26m to 1.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.6 to 18.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.75m to 0.31m; 1 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
Thu 16:00 1.42 · high 9.20 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.40 · high 7.90 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.40 · high 7.30 · high 21.30 · good fair
Thu 19:00 1.38 · high 8.10 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.36 · high 9.40 · high 21.30 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.34 · high 9.90 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.32 · high 9.40 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.30 · high 9.10 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.28 · high 9.40 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.28 · high 10.10 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.26 · high 10.30 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.26 · high 11.10 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.26 · high 11.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.26 · high 11.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.26 · high 12.10 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.28 · high 12.40 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.28 · high 13.60 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.30 · high 18.10 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.32 · high 17.80 · high 21.30 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.36 · high 8.60 · high 21.50 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.38 · high 5.60 · high 21.50 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.38 · high 4.60 · good 21.60 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.36 · high 5.00 · good 21.60 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.36 · high 5.20 · good 21.70 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.34 · high 5.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.32 · high 6.00 · high 21.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.30 · high 6.80 · high 21.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.28 · high 7.50 · high 21.70 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.24 · high 8.20 · high 21.70 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.22 · high 8.50 · high 21.60 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.20 · high 9.10 · high 21.60 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.18 · high 8.60 · high 21.60 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.16 · high 7.20 · high 21.50 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.14 · high 5.60 · high 21.50 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.12 · high 5.50 · high 21.50 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.10 · high 4.60 · good 21.40 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.08 · high 3.90 · good 21.40 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.06 · high 3.80 · good 21.40 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.04 · high 4.10 · good 21.40 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.02 · high 5.40 · good 21.50 · good fair
Sat 08:00 1.00 · high 7.40 · high 21.50 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.98 · high 7.60 · high 21.50 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.96 · high 8.20 · high 21.60 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.96 · high 8.00 · high 21.70 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.94 · high 7.10 · high 21.70 · good poor
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