Can you snorkel in Lagos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Lagos starts Wed 07:00. Around 10% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Lagos?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Lagos so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Lagos Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Tue 04:16 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 04:51

Lagos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.7/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 10:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:31

Sunset

20:50

Water

17.1°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

43% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 07:00 (10% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 07:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (48 hours)
Sea temperature (48 hours)
Tide/current (43 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 17:00.

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 08:00, Wed 20:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 22:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Porto Santo

829 km away

❌ Poor

Madeira - Garajau

895 km away

✅ Good

Azores - São Miguel

1502 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1731 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 03:00 – Sun 03:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Thu 08:00; 14 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 0.4m to 0.56m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 1.06 to 6.98m/s).

Tides range from -1.07m to 0.5m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Thu 03:00	0.40 · high	1.63 · good	20.70 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.40 · high	1.30 · good	20.70 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.42 · high	1.06 · good	20.70 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.42 · high	1.22 · good	20.70 · good	excellent
Thu 07:00	0.40 · high	1.53 · good	20.80 · good	excellent
Thu 08:00	0.40 · high	2.11 · good	20.90 · good	good
Thu 09:00	0.42 · high	5.20 · good	20.40 · out of range	good
Thu 10:00	0.42 · high	5.64 · high	20.50 · out of range	good
Thu 11:00	0.42 · high	6.11 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 12:00	0.42 · high	6.39 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 13:00	0.44 · high	6.67 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 14:00	0.44 · high	6.67 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 15:00	0.46 · high	6.81 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 16:00	0.48 · high	6.97 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 17:00	0.50 · high	6.98 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 18:00	0.52 · high	6.88 · high	20.50 · out of range	fair
Thu 19:00	0.52 · high	6.55 · high	20.40 · out of range	fair
Thu 20:00	0.50 · high	5.91 · high	20.30 · out of range	poor
Thu 21:00	0.50 · high	5.66 · high	20.20 · out of range	poor
Thu 22:00	0.52 · high	5.58 · high	20.10 · out of range	poor
Thu 23:00	0.54 · high	5.52 · high	20.10 · out of range	poor
Fri 00:00	0.56 · high	5.63 · high	20.00 · out of range	poor
Fri 01:00	0.54 · high	5.39 · good	19.90 · out of range	poor
Fri 02:00	0.54 · high	4.92 · good	19.80 · out of range	poor
Fri 03:00	0.52 · high	4.25 · good	19.80 · out of range	poor
Fri 04:00	0.48 · high	3.72 · good	19.70 · out of range	poor
Fri 05:00	0.46 · high	3.19 · good	19.70 · out of range	poor
Fri 06:00	0.42 · high	3.02 · good	19.70 · out of range	good
Fri 07:00	0.42 · high	3.45 · good	19.70 · out of range	good
Fri 08:00	0.40 · high	3.71 · good	19.70 · out of range	good
Fri 09:00	0.40 · high	3.72 · good	19.80 · out of range	good
Fri 10:00	0.40 · high	4.33 · good	19.90 · out of range	good
Fri 11:00	0.42 · high	4.55 · good	19.90 · out of range	good
Fri 12:00	0.42 · high	5.02 · good	20.00 · out of range	fair
Fri 13:00	0.46 · high	5.54 · high	20.00 · out of range	fair
Fri 14:00	0.48 · high	5.64 · high	20.00 · out of range	fair
Fri 15:00	0.52 · high	5.76 · high	20.00 · out of range	fair
Fri 16:00	0.54 · high	6.18 · high	19.90 · out of range	fair
Fri 17:00	0.54 · high	6.22 · high	19.90 · out of range	fair
Fri 18:00	0.56 · high	5.95 · high	19.80 · out of range	fair
Fri 19:00	0.54 · high	5.74 · high	19.80 · out of range	fair
Fri 20:00	0.54 · high	5.06 · good	19.70 · out of range	poor
Fri 21:00	0.52 · high	4.70 · good	19.60 · out of range	poor
Fri 22:00	0.50 · high	4.58 · good	19.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 23:00	0.48 · high	3.78 · good	19.40 · out of range	poor
Sat 00:00	0.46 · high	2.76 · good	19.30 · out of range	poor
Sat 01:00	0.44 · high	2.13 · good	19.30 · out of range	poor
Sat 02:00	0.44 · high	1.64 · good	19.20 · out of range	poor
Sat 03:00	0.42 · high	1.06 · good	19.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 04:00	0.42 · high	0.72 · good	19.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 05:00	0.40 · high	0.73 · good	19.00 · out of range	poor
Sat 06:00	0.40 · high	0.81 · good	19.00 · out of range	good
Sat 07:00	0.38 · high	0.32 · good	19.10 · out of range	good
Sat 08:00	0.38 · high	0.22 · good	19.10 · out of range	good
Sat 09:00	0.36 · good	1.70 · good	19.20 · out of range	good
Sat 10:00	0.36 · good	2.44 · good	19.30 · out of range	good
Sat 11:00	0.36 · good	3.05 · good	19.40 · out of range	good
Sat 12:00	0.36 · good	3.72 · good	19.50 · out of range	good
Sat 13:00	0.36 · good	3.92 · good	19.50 · out of range	fair
Sat 14:00	0.38 · high	4.18 · good	19.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 15:00	0.38 · high	4.11 · good	19.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 16:00	0.38 · high	4.03 · good	19.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 17:00	0.38 · high	4.37 · good	19.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 18:00	0.38 · high	4.24 · good	19.60 · out of range	fair
Sat 19:00	0.38 · high	3.90 · good	19.50 · out of range	fair
Sat 20:00	0.38 · high	3.18 · good	19.50 · out of range	poor
Sat 21:00	0.38 · high	1.92 · good	19.40 · out of range	poor
Sat 22:00	0.38 · high	0.92 · good	19.30 · out of range	poor
Sat 23:00	0.38 · high	0.57 · good	19.20 · out of range	poor
Sun 00:00	0.38 · high	0.72 · good	19.20 · out of range	poor
Sun 01:00	0.38 · high	0.94 · good	19.10 · out of range	poor
Sun 02:00	0.40 · high	0.99 · good	19.00 · out of range	poor