Can you snorkel in Madeira - Garajau today?

Yes. The next good model window in Madeira - Garajau starts Thu 07:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 17% of the next 72 hours meets the model threshold.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Madeira - Garajau?

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 Madeira - Garajau.

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.

Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Wed 05:39 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 06:42

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

Score: 4.8/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:42

Sunset

20:31

Water

25.0°C

Max air

26.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

35% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Thu 07:00–09:00 (17% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 07:00 and lasts until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Tide/current (65 hours)
Darkness (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Thu 05:00

Wed 16:00, Thu 05:00, Thu 17:00, Fri 06:00, Fri 19:00

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895 km away

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982 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1222 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Wed 09:00; 13 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 0.94m to 1.08m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.96 to 4.74m/s).

Tides range from -0.91m to 0.57m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Poor ❌ Limited

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 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

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

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
Wed 06:00	1.08 · high	2.90 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	1.08 · high	3.00 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 08:00	1.06 · high	3.01 · good	25.10 · good	Fair
Wed 09:00	1.06 · high	3.49 · good	25.10 · good	Fair
Wed 10:00	1.06 · high	3.86 · good	25.10 · good	Fair
Wed 11:00	1.06 · high	4.52 · good	25.20 · good	Fair
Wed 12:00	1.06 · high	4.70 · good	25.20 · good	Fair
Wed 13:00	1.06 · high	4.74 · good	25.30 · good	Fair
Wed 14:00	1.08 · high	4.55 · good	25.40 · good	Fair
Wed 15:00	1.08 · high	4.41 · good	25.40 · good	Fair
Wed 16:00	1.08 · high	4.25 · good	25.50 · good	Fair
Wed 17:00	1.06 · high	3.90 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Wed 18:00	1.06 · high	3.01 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Wed 19:00	1.06 · high	2.55 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Wed 20:00	1.04 · high	2.51 · good	25.50 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	1.04 · high	2.60 · good	25.50 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	1.04 · high	2.50 · good	25.40 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	1.02 · high	2.50 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	1.02 · high	2.51 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	1.00 · high	2.40 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	1.00 · high	2.52 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.98 · high	2.42 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.96 · high	2.12 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.94 · high	1.96 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.92 · high	1.96 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	0.90 · high	1.55 · good	25.10 · good	Good
Thu 08:00	0.90 · high	1.50 · good	25.10 · good	Good
Thu 09:00	0.88 · high	0.99 · good	25.20 · good	Good
Thu 10:00	0.86 · high	1.20 · good	25.20 · good	Fair
Thu 11:00	0.86 · high	1.06 · good	25.30 · good	Fair
Thu 12:00	0.84 · high	1.10 · good	25.30 · good	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.82 · high	0.76 · good	25.40 · good	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.82 · high	1.56 · good	25.50 · good	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.80 · high	1.84 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.78 · high	1.35 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.76 · high	1.14 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.74 · high	0.85 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Thu 19:00	0.72 · high	0.67 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Thu 20:00	0.72 · high	0.73 · good	25.60 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.70 · high	1.14 · good	25.60 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.68 · high	1.20 · good	25.50 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.68 · high	1.20 · good	25.40 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.66 · high	1.00 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.64 · high	1.00 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.64 · high	1.36 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.62 · high	1.03 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.60 · high	1.08 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.60 · high	1.52 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.58 · high	1.30 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.58 · high	1.30 · good	25.10 · good	Good
Fri 08:00	0.56 · high	1.00 · good	25.10 · good	Good
Fri 09:00	0.56 · high	0.22 · good	25.20 · good	Good
Fri 10:00	0.56 · high	0.61 · good	25.20 · good	Good
Fri 11:00	0.54 · high	1.26 · good	25.30 · good	Good
Fri 12:00	0.54 · high	1.36 · good	25.30 · good	Good
Fri 13:00	0.54 · high	1.40 · good	25.40 · good	Good
Fri 14:00	0.52 · high	1.53 · good	25.50 · good	Good
Fri 15:00	0.52 · high	1.75 · good	25.60 · good	Good
Fri 16:00	0.52 · high	2.13 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Fri 17:00	0.52 · high	2.37 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.52 · high	2.31 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Fri 19:00	0.52 · high	2.01 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Fri 20:00	0.52 · high	1.81 · good	25.60 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.52 · high	1.73 · good	25.50 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.52 · high	1.82 · good	25.40 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.52 · high	1.87 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.52 · high	1.73 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.52 · high	1.21 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.54 · high	1.52 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.54 · high	1.82 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.54 · high	1.82 · good	25.00 · good	Poor