MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 18:53 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 18:53 (WEST)

Madeira - Garajau has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.1/10

Sun 19:00 (WEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.1/10

Tue 10:00 (WEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:31

Water

23.6°C

Max air

19.4°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

❌ Poor 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 (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (40 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low drift risk now.

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, Mon 22:00, Tue 10:00, Tue 23:00, Wed 11:00

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

Thu 19:00 – Sun 19:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Fri 17:00; 8 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 1.06m to 1.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 3.54 to 6.47m/s).

Tides range from -0.88m to 0.47m; 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
Thu 19:00 1.26 · high 4.94 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.24 · high 4.65 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.22 · high 4.25 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.20 · high 4.27 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.20 · high 3.89 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.18 · high 3.81 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.18 · high 4.25 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.18 · high 3.99 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.16 · high 3.67 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.16 · high 3.54 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.16 · high 3.85 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.16 · high 3.76 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.16 · high 3.92 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.18 · high 4.16 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.18 · high 4.44 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 1.20 · high 4.19 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 1.20 · high 4.81 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 1.12 · high 5.09 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 1.12 · high 5.16 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 1.10 · high 5.59 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 1.10 · high 6.03 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 1.08 · high 6.47 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 1.06 · high 6.41 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 1.06 · high 5.97 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 1.10 · high 5.46 · high 23.90 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 1.08 · high 3.94 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.06 · high 3.89 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.04 · high 3.74 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.04 · high 4.22 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.02 · high 4.03 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.02 · high 3.67 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.00 · high 3.79 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.98 · high 3.91 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.96 · high 3.41 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.94 · high 3.22 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.92 · high 3.54 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.90 · high 3.01 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.88 · high 3.06 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.86 · high 3.29 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.84 · high 3.68 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.82 · high 4.30 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.76 · high 4.66 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.74 · high 4.84 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.72 · high 4.97 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.72 · high 4.92 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.70 · high 4.92 · good 23.90 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.70 · high 3.58 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.70 · high 3.81 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.68 · high 4.09 · good 24.00 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.68 · high 3.20 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.66 · high 2.42 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.66 · high 2.14 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.66 · high 2.10 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.64 · high 2.04 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.64 · high 1.96 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.64 · high 1.90 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.62 · high 2.69 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.62 · high 2.40 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.60 · high 2.00 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.60 · high 1.80 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.58 · high 1.90 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.56 · high 1.81 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.56 · high 1.82 · good 23.80 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.54 · high 1.40 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.54 · high 1.70 · good 23.80 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.50 · high 1.84 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.50 · high 2.14 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.50 · high 2.13 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.48 · high 1.91 · good 24.10 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.48 · high 0.50 · good 24.20 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.48 · high 0.92 · good 24.20 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.48 · high 1.21 · good 24.20 · good Good