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Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Tue 04:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 00:39

Madeira - Garajau has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:15

Sunset

21:12

Water

24.5°C

Max air

24.8°C

Sky

Clear

18% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 08:00 (7% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (28 hours)
  • Tide/current (21 hours)
  • Darkness (14 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 20:00.

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

Thu 09:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Porto Santo

67 km away

❌ Poor

Lagos

895 km away

✅ Good

Azores - São Miguel

982 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1222 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 23:00 – Tue 23:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Sun 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 0.84m to 1.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 2.13m/s).

Tides range from -1.03m to 0.67m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Sat 23:00 1.00 · high 1.93 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.98 · high 1.87 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.98 · high 1.48 · good 23.70 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.98 · high 1.35 · good 23.70 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.98 · high 1.21 · good 23.60 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.98 · high 0.89 · good 23.60 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.96 · high 0.72 · good 23.60 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.96 · high 0.72 · good 23.60 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.96 · high 0.36 · good 23.60 · good fair
Sun 08:00 0.94 · high 0.64 · good 23.20 · good good
Sun 09:00 0.94 · high 1.28 · good 23.20 · good fair
Sun 10:00 0.94 · high 1.91 · good 23.20 · good fair
Sun 11:00 0.96 · high 2.13 · good 23.30 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.96 · high 2.12 · good 23.30 · good fair
Sun 13:00 0.96 · high 2.13 · good 23.40 · good fair
Sun 14:00 0.94 · high 1.84 · good 23.40 · good fair
Sun 15:00 0.94 · high 1.66 · good 23.50 · good fair
Sun 16:00 0.92 · high 1.39 · good 23.50 · good fair
Sun 17:00 0.92 · high 1.30 · good 23.60 · good fair
Sun 18:00 0.90 · high 1.58 · good 23.60 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.88 · high 1.24 · good 23.60 · good fair
Sun 20:00 0.88 · high 0.73 · good 23.50 · good fair
Sun 21:00 0.86 · high 0.32 · good 23.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.84 · high 0.20 · good 23.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.82 · high 0.50 · good 23.30 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.80 · high 0.81 · good 23.30 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.78 · high 1.17 · good 23.20 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.78 · high 1.27 · good 23.20 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.76 · high 1.35 · good 23.10 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.74 · high 1.35 · good 23.10 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.74 · high 1.49 · good 23.10 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.72 · high 1.70 · good 23.10 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.72 · high 1.50 · good 23.10 · good fair
Mon 08:00 0.70 · high 0.54 · good 23.20 · good fair
Mon 09:00 0.70 · high 1.46 · good 23.20 · good fair
Mon 10:00 0.70 · high 1.93 · good 23.30 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.68 · high 1.80 · good 23.40 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.68 · high 1.61 · good 23.40 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.68 · high 1.50 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.68 · high 2.00 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.68 · high 1.56 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.68 · high 1.20 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.66 · high 1.36 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.66 · high 1.04 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.66 · high 1.00 · good 23.40 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.66 · high 0.50 · good 23.40 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.66 · high 0.40 · good 23.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.66 · high 0.45 · good 23.30 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.64 · high 0.54 · good 23.20 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.64 · high 0.50 · good 23.20 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.64 · high 0.54 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.64 · high 0.71 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.64 · high 0.76 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.64 · high 0.85 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.64 · high 0.72 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.64 · high 0.57 · good 23.10 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.64 · high 0.58 · good 23.10 · good good
Tue 08:00 0.62 · high 0.60 · good 23.20 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.62 · high 1.20 · good 23.20 · good good
Tue 10:00 0.62 · high 1.26 · good 23.30 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.64 · high 1.75 · good 23.40 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.64 · high 1.79 · good 23.40 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.64 · high 1.93 · good 23.50 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.64 · high 1.80 · good 23.60 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.64 · high 2.14 · good 23.70 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.64 · high 1.50 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.64 · high 0.91 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.64 · high 0.61 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.64 · high 0.81 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.64 · high 0.54 · good 23.70 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.64 · high 0.71 · good 23.60 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.64 · high 0.72 · good 23.50 · good poor