Can you snorkel in Madeira - Garajau today?

Yes. The next good model window in Madeira - Garajau starts Thu 07:00 and lasts until 08:00. Around 15% 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 06:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 07:28

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

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:42

Sunset

20:31

Water

25.0°C

Max air

26.1°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

40% cloud

Good window is available today

Next good model window: Thu 07:00–08:00 (15% 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 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Tide/current (64 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 historical data

Tue 06:00 – Fri 06:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.43 around Tue 13:00; 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 1.02m to 1.16m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 15/24 sampled hours (range 3.77 to 6.5m/s).

Tides range from -1.04m to 0.71m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 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 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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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
Tue 06:00	1.02 · high	4.10 · good	24.90 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	1.02 · high	4.22 · good	24.90 · good	Fair
Tue 08:00	1.04 · high	4.36 · good	24.90 · good	Fair
Tue 09:00	1.04 · high	4.81 · good	24.90 · good	Fair
Tue 10:00	1.04 · high	5.59 · high	25.00 · good	Fair
Tue 11:00	1.02 · high	5.83 · high	24.90 · good	Fair
Tue 12:00	1.02 · high	5.28 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Tue 13:00	1.02 · high	5.58 · high	25.00 · good	Fair
Tue 14:00	1.04 · high	5.82 · high	25.10 · good	Fair
Tue 15:00	1.04 · high	6.40 · high	25.20 · good	Fair
Tue 16:00	1.04 · high	6.50 · high	25.30 · good	Fair
Tue 17:00	1.04 · high	6.14 · high	25.30 · good	Fair
Tue 18:00	1.04 · high	5.95 · high	25.40 · good	Fair
Tue 19:00	1.04 · high	5.51 · high	25.40 · good	Fair
Tue 20:00	1.10 · high	3.98 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Tue 21:00	1.10 · high	4.22 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Tue 22:00	1.10 · high	4.23 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Tue 23:00	1.12 · high	4.02 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	1.12 · high	3.77 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	1.14 · high	3.85 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	1.14 · high	3.93 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	1.16 · high	4.02 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	1.16 · high	4.21 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	1.16 · high	4.22 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	1.16 · high	4.02 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	1.16 · high	4.47 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 08:00	1.18 · high	5.10 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 09:00	1.18 · high	4.40 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 10:00	1.18 · high	5.44 · high	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 11:00	1.22 · high	6.77 · high	25.00 · good	Fair
Wed 12:00	1.24 · high	5.83 · high	25.00 · good	Poor
Wed 13:00	1.24 · high	5.91 · high	25.10 · good	Poor
Wed 14:00	1.22 · high	5.88 · high	25.10 · good	Poor
Wed 15:00	1.22 · high	5.88 · high	25.20 · good	Fair
Wed 16:00	1.20 · high	5.47 · high	25.30 · good	Fair
Wed 17:00	1.18 · high	5.71 · high	25.30 · good	Fair
Wed 18:00	1.16 · high	4.70 · good	25.30 · good	Fair
Wed 19:00	1.14 · high	4.30 · good	25.30 · good	Fair
Wed 20:00	1.00 · high	3.88 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.98 · high	4.03 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.98 · high	4.10 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.96 · high	4.10 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.96 · high	3.70 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.94 · high	3.50 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.94 · high	3.31 · good	25.10 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.92 · high	3.11 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.90 · high	2.61 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.90 · high	2.80 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.88 · high	2.50 · good	25.00 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	0.86 · high	2.21 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Thu 08:00	0.86 · high	1.96 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Thu 09:00	0.84 · high	1.66 · good	25.00 · good	Fair
Thu 10:00	0.84 · high	1.86 · good	25.10 · good	Fair
Thu 11:00	0.84 · high	1.70 · good	25.40 · good	Fair
Thu 12:00	0.82 · high	1.06 · good	25.40 · good	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.82 · high	1.26 · good	25.50 · good	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.80 · high	1.60 · good	25.60 · good	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.80 · high	1.56 · good	25.70 · good	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.78 · high	2.05 · good	25.80 · good	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.78 · high	2.48 · good	25.80 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.76 · high	3.02 · good	25.80 · good	Fair
Thu 19:00	0.74 · high	2.95 · good	25.80 · good	Fair
Thu 20:00	0.74 · high	2.11 · good	25.70 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.72 · high	2.43 · good	25.60 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.72 · high	2.42 · good	25.50 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.70 · high	2.53 · good	25.40 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.70 · high	3.06 · good	25.40 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.68 · high	2.77 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.68 · high	2.38 · good	25.30 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.66 · high	1.92 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.64 · high	1.70 · good	25.20 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.64 · high	1.36 · good	25.10 · good	Poor