Can you snorkel in Lagos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Lagos starts Thu 07:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 9% 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 · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 19:26

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

Score: 5.7/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:31

Sunset

20:50

Water

17.4°C

Max air

23.2°C

Sky

Clear

18% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 07:00–09:00 (9% 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 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (33 hours)
Sea temperature (33 hours)
Tide/current (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 18/100

Low drift risk now.

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

Porto Santo

829 km away

⚠️ Fair

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

Tue 18:00 – Fri 18:00 (WEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 10:00; 6 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 0.62m to 0.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 1.1 to 17.6m/s).

Tides range from -1.46m to 0.8m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 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
Tue 18:00	0.66 · high	16.30 · high	17.80 · out of range	poor
Tue 19:00	0.66 · high	14.60 · high	17.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 20:00	0.68 · high	13.00 · high	17.70 · out of range	poor
Tue 21:00	0.68 · high	10.50 · high	17.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 22:00	0.68 · high	7.30 · high	17.60 · out of range	poor
Tue 23:00	0.70 · high	4.90 · good	17.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 00:00	0.70 · high	3.80 · good	17.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 01:00	0.70 · high	1.90 · good	17.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 02:00	0.68 · high	2.50 · good	17.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 03:00	0.68 · high	3.10 · good	17.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 04:00	0.68 · high	3.20 · good	17.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 05:00	0.66 · high	3.90 · good	17.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 06:00	0.66 · high	4.00 · good	17.40 · out of range	fair
Wed 07:00	0.64 · high	3.50 · good	17.50 · out of range	fair
Wed 08:00	0.64 · high	2.40 · good	17.60 · out of range	fair
Wed 09:00	0.62 · high	1.10 · good	17.70 · out of range	fair
Wed 10:00	0.62 · high	2.50 · good	17.90 · out of range	fair
Wed 11:00	0.62 · high	4.30 · good	18.00 · out of range	fair
Wed 12:00	0.62 · high	4.90 · good	18.10 · out of range	poor
Wed 13:00	0.62 · high	8.80 · high	18.20 · out of range	poor
Wed 14:00	0.62 · high	12.40 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Wed 15:00	0.62 · high	15.20 · high	18.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 16:00	0.62 · high	17.10 · high	18.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 17:00	0.64 · high	17.60 · high	18.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 18:00	0.64 · high	17.90 · high	18.60 · out of range	poor
Wed 19:00	0.64 · high	14.20 · high	18.50 · out of range	poor
Wed 20:00	0.64 · high	9.90 · high	18.40 · out of range	poor
Wed 21:00	0.64 · high	5.50 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Wed 22:00	0.64 · high	3.60 · good	18.20 · out of range	poor
Wed 23:00	0.62 · high	1.00 · good	18.10 · out of range	poor
Thu 00:00	0.62 · high	2.30 · good	18.00 · out of range	poor
Thu 01:00	0.62 · high	2.50 · good	17.90 · out of range	poor
Thu 02:00	0.62 · high	3.60 · good	17.90 · out of range	poor
Thu 03:00	0.62 · high	3.10 · good	17.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 04:00	0.62 · high	2.50 · good	17.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 05:00	0.60 · high	1.90 · good	17.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 06:00	0.60 · high	2.30 · good	17.80 · out of range	fair
Thu 07:00	0.60 · high	2.50 · good	17.90 · out of range	fair
Thu 08:00	0.58 · high	3.10 · good	18.00 · out of range	fair
Thu 09:00	0.58 · high	7.00 · high	18.10 · out of range	fair
Thu 10:00	0.58 · high	10.30 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Thu 11:00	0.58 · high	13.60 · high	18.40 · out of range	poor
Thu 12:00	0.58 · high	14.30 · high	18.50 · out of range	poor
Thu 13:00	0.60 · high	12.50 · high	18.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 14:00	0.60 · high	11.60 · high	18.80 · out of range	fair
Thu 15:00	0.62 · high	10.00 · high	18.90 · out of range	fair
Thu 16:00	0.64 · high	8.90 · high	19.00 · out of range	fair
Thu 17:00	0.68 · high	6.50 · high	19.00 · out of range	fair
Thu 18:00	0.70 · high	4.20 · good	19.10 · out of range	fair
Thu 19:00	0.70 · high	3.40 · good	19.00 · out of range	fair
Thu 20:00	0.72 · high	4.70 · good	19.00 · out of range	poor
Thu 21:00	0.72 · high	3.10 · good	18.80 · out of range	poor
Thu 22:00	0.72 · high	2.20 · good	18.70 · out of range	poor
Thu 23:00	0.72 · high	0.50 · good	18.60 · out of range	poor
Fri 00:00	0.72 · high	2.50 · good	18.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 01:00	0.72 · high	2.60 · good	18.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 02:00	0.72 · high	3.10 · good	18.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 03:00	0.72 · high	3.20 · good	18.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 04:00	0.74 · high	4.70 · good	18.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 05:00	0.76 · high	6.20 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 06:00	0.78 · high	9.10 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 07:00	0.86 · high	11.00 · high	18.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 08:00	0.92 · high	15.10 · high	18.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 09:00	1.00 · high	21.30 · high	18.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 10:00	1.10 · high	23.00 · high	18.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 11:00	0.98 · high	22.70 · high	18.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 12:00	1.04 · high	22.40 · high	18.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 13:00	1.04 · high	21.70 · high	18.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 14:00	1.06 · high	21.90 · high	18.50 · out of range	poor
Fri 15:00	1.06 · high	20.20 · high	18.60 · out of range	poor
Fri 16:00	1.04 · high	18.00 · high	18.70 · out of range	poor
Fri 17:00	1.04 · high	15.10 · high	18.70 · out of range	poor