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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Azores - São Miguel.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Azores - São Miguel Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sat 23:00 (+00) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

No forecast for later today Data updated Sat 23:00 (+00)

No remaining forecast hours are available for today in Azores - São Miguel. Check the three-day outlook.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 23:00 (+00)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Mon 09:00 (+00)

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

Score: No score

Best time: -

Main risk: Changing Conditions

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Sunrise

07:53

Sunset

19:01

Water

22.2°C

Max air

22.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

77% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good 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 Sun 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Tide/current (37 hours)
Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 14:00.

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 07:00

Sun 07:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

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

Mon 23:00 – Thu 23:00 (+00)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Tue 12:00; 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 1.46m to 1.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.5 to 3.67m/s).

Tides range from -0.82m to 0.38m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Tue 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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
Mon 23:00	1.78 · high	2.77 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	1.74 · high	2.35 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	1.68 · high	1.97 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	1.64 · high	1.63 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	1.58 · high	1.68 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	1.56 · high	1.68 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	1.52 · high	1.62 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	1.50 · high	1.57 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	1.48 · high	2.14 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 08:00	1.48 · high	1.93 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 09:00	1.46 · high	2.55 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 10:00	1.46 · high	2.52 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 11:00	1.50 · high	2.16 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 12:00	1.50 · high	1.50 · good	22.20 · good	Good
Tue 13:00	1.52 · high	2.18 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 14:00	1.56 · high	2.73 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Tue 15:00	1.58 · high	2.84 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Tue 16:00	1.60 · high	3.23 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Tue 17:00	1.60 · high	3.67 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Tue 18:00	1.62 · high	3.40 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Tue 19:00	1.62 · high	3.04 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Tue 20:00	1.62 · high	2.93 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Tue 21:00	1.62 · high	2.94 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Tue 22:00	1.62 · high	2.33 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Tue 23:00	1.64 · high	2.42 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	1.64 · high	2.68 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	1.64 · high	2.04 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	1.64 · high	1.78 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	1.64 · high	1.50 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	1.62 · high	1.61 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	1.60 · high	2.67 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	1.58 · high	4.84 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	1.56 · high	4.67 · good	22.20 · good	Poor
Wed 08:00	1.56 · high	4.26 · good	22.20 · good	Fair
Wed 09:00	1.54 · high	3.86 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Wed 10:00	1.52 · high	4.03 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Wed 11:00	1.52 · high	3.40 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Wed 12:00	1.66 · high	4.28 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Wed 13:00	1.64 · high	4.93 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Wed 14:00	1.60 · high	5.08 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Wed 15:00	1.54 · high	4.50 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 16:00	1.54 · high	4.52 · good	22.40 · good	Fair
Wed 17:00	1.54 · high	4.45 · good	22.40 · good	Fair
Wed 18:00	1.54 · high	4.22 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 19:00	1.54 · high	3.66 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 20:00	1.52 · high	3.25 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	1.52 · high	3.01 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	1.52 · high	3.36 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	1.50 · high	3.08 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	1.50 · high	2.73 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	1.52 · high	2.74 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	1.52 · high	2.66 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	1.54 · high	2.47 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	1.58 · high	2.44 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	1.60 · high	2.26 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	1.64 · high	2.57 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	1.66 · high	2.39 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 08:00	1.68 · high	2.53 · good	22.30 · good	Fair
Thu 09:00	1.70 · high	3.12 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 10:00	1.72 · high	3.23 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 11:00	1.74 · high	3.27 · good	22.40 · good	Fair
Thu 12:00	1.66 · high	3.45 · good	22.30 · good	Poor
Thu 13:00	1.66 · high	3.46 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Thu 14:00	1.66 · high	3.21 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Thu 15:00	1.66 · high	3.18 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Thu 16:00	1.70 · high	2.80 · good	22.50 · good	Fair
Thu 17:00	1.68 · high	2.72 · good	22.50 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	1.68 · high	2.15 · good	22.50 · good	Fair
Thu 19:00	1.70 · high	1.63 · good	22.50 · good	Fair
Thu 20:00	1.70 · high	1.06 · good	22.50 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	1.72 · high	1.10 · good	22.40 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	1.74 · high	1.10 · good	22.40 · good	Poor