MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 12:30 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 12:30 (WEST)

Madeira - Garajau looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.3/10

Sun 14:00 (WEST)

Later today

Fair · 5.5/10

Sun 18:00 (WEST)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Tue 10:00 (WEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 5.5/10

Best time: Sun 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:31

Water

23.6°C

Max air

22.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 10:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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

Sun 20:00, Mon 09:00, Tue 10:00, Tue 23:00

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

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.69 around Wed 09:00; 11 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 0.42m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.71 to 4.03m/s).

Tides range from -0.93m to 0.71m; 2 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 14:00 0.42 · high 3.83 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.42 · high 3.09 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.42 · high 1.08 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.42 · high 0.82 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.42 · high 1.08 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.42 · high 0.91 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 20:00 0.42 · high 1.20 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.42 · high 1.40 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.42 · high 1.61 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.44 · high 1.87 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.44 · high 1.84 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.46 · high 1.88 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.46 · high 1.75 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.48 · high 1.56 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.48 · high 1.36 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.48 · high 1.27 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.46 · high 1.22 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.46 · high 1.08 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.46 · high 0.89 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.46 · high 0.71 · good 24.00 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.46 · high 2.31 · good 24.00 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.46 · high 3.04 · good 24.10 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.46 · high 3.30 · good 24.10 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.46 · high 4.03 · good 24.10 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.46 · high 4.24 · good 24.20 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.46 · high 4.24 · good 24.20 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.46 · high 3.89 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.48 · high 5.00 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.50 · high 5.15 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.52 · high 4.18 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.54 · high 3.81 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.54 · high 3.60 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.56 · high 3.40 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.56 · high 3.60 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.56 · high 3.71 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.56 · high 3.80 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.56 · high 3.70 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.58 · high 3.40 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.58 · high 2.61 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.58 · high 2.43 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.58 · high 2.31 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.58 · high 2.41 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.58 · high 2.50 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.56 · high 2.80 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.56 · high 3.50 · good 24.00 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.56 · high 4.91 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.58 · high 4.95 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.58 · high 5.87 · high 24.10 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.60 · high 5.98 · high 24.10 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.60 · high 5.69 · high 24.10 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.80 · high 4.78 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.82 · high 4.44 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.82 · high 4.03 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.84 · high 3.26 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.84 · high 3.34 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.82 · high 3.52 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.82 · high 3.81 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.82 · high 4.10 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.82 · high 5.15 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.82 · high 4.54 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.82 · high 4.22 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.84 · high 3.80 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.84 · high 4.10 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.84 · high 3.51 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.84 · high 3.41 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.84 · high 3.61 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.86 · high 4.11 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.90 · high 4.82 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.92 · high 5.43 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.94 · high 5.44 · high 24.00 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.92 · high 1.08 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.94 · high 1.10 · good 23.90 · good Fair