MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 14:38 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 14:38 (+00)

Azores - São Miguel looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.9/10

Sun 16:00 (+00)

Later today

Fair · 5.2/10

Sun 17:00 (+00)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Wed 08:00 (+00)

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

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:53

Sunset

19:01

Water

22.5°C

Max air

21.4°C

Sky

Clear

16% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 08:00 (3% 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (45 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 22/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 10:00.

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: Mon 08:00

Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00, Tue 22:00, Wed 10:00

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

Sat 16:00 – Tue 16:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.49 around Sun 14:00; 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 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.31 to 5.88m/s).

Tides range from -0.88m to 0.61m; 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
Sat 16:00 1.30 · high 5.88 · high 24.30 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.30 · high 5.14 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.28 · high 4.36 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.26 · high 4.00 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.26 · high 3.25 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.24 · high 3.24 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.22 · high 3.22 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.18 · high 3.03 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.16 · high 3.04 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.14 · high 2.75 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.12 · high 3.57 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.10 · high 3.73 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.08 · high 3.65 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.06 · high 3.54 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.04 · high 1.82 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.02 · high 1.31 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.00 · high 1.45 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.98 · high 2.25 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.98 · high 2.64 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.04 · high 3.34 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.04 · high 2.48 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.02 · high 1.77 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.02 · high 1.70 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 1.02 · high 2.69 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 1.02 · high 3.50 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 1.04 · high 4.08 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.04 · high 3.26 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 1.06 · high 4.43 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 1.08 · high 4.57 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 1.10 · high 4.00 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.14 · high 5.09 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.20 · high 5.63 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.24 · high 8.45 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 1.36 · high 7.45 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 1.46 · high 7.15 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 1.58 · high 6.84 · high 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.74 · high 9.39 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 1.92 · high 9.94 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 2.08 · high 10.05 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 2.20 · high 7.88 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 2.32 · high 9.40 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 2.44 · high 9.00 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 2.50 · high 8.59 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 11:00 2.72 · high 8.82 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 12:00 2.84 · high 7.52 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 13:00 2.86 · high 8.00 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 14:00 2.90 · high 7.21 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 15:00 2.80 · high 6.96 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 16:00 2.72 · high 6.14 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 17:00 2.64 · high 5.97 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 18:00 2.56 · high 6.65 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 19:00 2.50 · high 6.19 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 2.44 · high 6.01 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 2.38 · high 6.01 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 2.38 · high 6.28 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 2.40 · high 5.69 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 2.40 · high 5.52 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 2.40 · high 5.02 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 2.40 · high 4.47 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 2.40 · high 5.21 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 2.42 · high 4.27 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 2.42 · high 4.37 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 2.44 · high 4.28 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 2.46 · high 3.95 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 2.46 · high 3.67 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 2.48 · high 5.21 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 2.46 · high 5.00 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 2.42 · high 5.34 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 2.26 · high 5.35 · good 23.00 · good Poor
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