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Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Fri 04:27 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 05:16

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

Score: 5.3/10

Best time: Sat 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 07:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:39

Sunset

20:58

Water

21.8°C

Max air

23.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

60% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sat 07:00 (16% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sat 07:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (35 hours)
  • Darkness (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 16:00.

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 00:00

Fri 10:00, Fri 23:00, Sat 11:00, Sun 00:00, Sun 12:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Azores - Pico

245 km away

✅ Good

Madeira - Garajau

982 km away

❌ Poor

Porto Santo

992 km away

❌ Poor

Lagos

1502 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Thu 05:00; 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 1.22m to 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 14.1 to 23.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to 0.08m; 2 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 05:00 1.28 · high 15.70 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 06:00 1.28 · high 14.30 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 07:00 1.28 · high 14.10 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 08:00 1.30 · high 15.50 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 09:00 1.30 · high 18.60 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 1.30 · high 19.50 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 1.28 · high 21.30 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 1.28 · high 21.80 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 1.28 · high 22.90 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 1.28 · high 23.20 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 1.28 · high 21.40 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 1.28 · high 21.80 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 1.30 · high 21.00 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 1.30 · high 20.90 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 19:00 1.30 · high 19.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 20:00 1.30 · high 19.50 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 21:00 1.30 · high 18.50 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Thu 22:00 1.30 · high 16.40 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Thu 23:00 1.28 · high 18.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Fri 00:00 1.28 · high 17.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Fri 01:00 1.26 · high 17.60 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Fri 02:00 1.24 · high 16.20 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 03:00 1.22 · high 14.20 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 04:00 1.22 · high 14.80 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 05:00 1.20 · high 16.30 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 06:00 1.20 · high 15.40 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 07:00 1.18 · high 15.30 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 08:00 1.18 · high 16.30 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 09:00 1.16 · high 16.10 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 1.14 · high 16.60 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 1.14 · high 16.20 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.12 · high 15.20 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.10 · high 15.00 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.10 · high 15.60 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 1.08 · high 15.80 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 1.06 · high 15.30 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 1.06 · high 14.90 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 14.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 1.02 · high 14.40 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 1.00 · high 13.00 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 0.98 · high 9.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 22:00 0.96 · high 7.90 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 0.94 · high 6.50 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 0.92 · high 4.50 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 0.92 · high 4.60 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 0.90 · high 5.30 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 0.90 · high 5.40 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 0.88 · high 5.80 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 0.88 · high 6.30 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 0.86 · high 6.00 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 0.84 · high 5.80 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 0.84 · high 7.80 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 0.82 · high 8.90 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 0.82 · high 11.70 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 0.82 · high 11.70 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 0.82 · high 12.10 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 0.90 · high 13.90 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 0.90 · high 15.10 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 0.90 · high 13.90 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.92 · high 13.80 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.92 · high 13.60 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.94 · high 13.70 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.96 · high 13.80 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.96 · high 12.80 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.98 · high 13.20 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.02 · high 12.70 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.04 · high 10.00 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.08 · high 9.00 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.10 · high 8.40 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.14 · high 7.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.16 · high 7.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 1.16 · high 8.00 · high 20.50 · out of range poor