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Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Fri 03:25 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 09:44

Madeira - Garajau looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Fri 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:16

Sunset

21:11

Water

23.8°C

Max air

24.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

46% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Fri 09:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves
  • Fri 11:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves
  • Fri 10:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (66 hours)
  • Tide/current (45 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 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

Next early morning high tide: Sat 23:00

Fri 10:00, Fri 22:00, Sat 11:00, Sat 23:00, Sun 12:00, Mon 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Porto Santo

67 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

895 km away

⚠️ Fair

Azores - São Miguel

982 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1222 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.66 around Mon 21:00; 14 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 0.48m to 0.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.22 to 3.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.84m to 0.5m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Mon 08:00 0.58 · high 2.10 · good 23.60 · good fair
Mon 09:00 0.58 · high 3.10 · good 23.70 · good fair
Mon 10:00 0.56 · high 1.36 · good 23.50 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.56 · high 1.44 · good 23.60 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.56 · high 1.64 · good 23.70 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.56 · high 1.80 · good 23.80 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.56 · high 1.58 · good 24.00 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.56 · high 1.64 · good 24.10 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.54 · high 1.63 · good 24.30 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.54 · high 1.50 · good 24.40 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.52 · high 1.22 · good 24.40 · good good
Mon 19:00 0.52 · high 0.86 · good 24.40 · good good
Mon 20:00 0.50 · high 0.54 · good 24.40 · good good
Mon 21:00 0.50 · high 0.51 · good 24.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.50 · high 0.36 · good 24.20 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.48 · high 0.22 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.48 · high 0.36 · good 24.00 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.48 · high 0.22 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.48 · high 0.61 · good 23.90 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.48 · high 0.54 · good 23.80 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.48 · high 0.51 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.48 · high 0.61 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.48 · high 0.51 · good 23.70 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.48 · high 0.50 · good 23.80 · good good
Tue 08:00 0.46 · high 0.32 · good 23.80 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.46 · high 0.81 · good 23.90 · good good
Tue 10:00 0.46 · high 1.06 · good 24.00 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.44 · high 1.35 · good 24.10 · good good
Tue 12:00 0.44 · high 1.49 · good 24.20 · good good
Tue 13:00 0.44 · high 1.70 · good 24.30 · good good
Tue 14:00 0.42 · high 1.84 · good 24.40 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.42 · high 1.77 · good 24.50 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.42 · high 1.58 · good 24.60 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.42 · high 1.48 · good 24.70 · good good
Tue 18:00 0.42 · high 1.17 · good 24.70 · good good
Tue 19:00 0.42 · high 0.98 · good 24.70 · good good
Tue 20:00 0.40 · high 0.81 · good 24.60 · good good
Tue 21:00 0.40 · high 0.41 · good 24.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.40 · high 1.25 · good 24.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.40 · high 1.17 · good 24.30 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.40 · high 1.14 · good 24.20 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.40 · high 1.03 · good 24.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.40 · high 1.21 · good 24.00 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.40 · high 1.21 · good 24.00 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.40 · high 1.44 · good 24.00 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.40 · high 1.30 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.40 · high 1.17 · good 23.90 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.40 · high 1.04 · good 23.90 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.40 · high 0.71 · good 24.00 · good good
Wed 09:00 0.40 · high 1.17 · good 24.10 · good good
Wed 10:00 0.40 · high 1.22 · good 24.10 · good good
Wed 11:00 0.40 · high 1.84 · good 24.20 · good good
Wed 12:00 0.40 · high 2.14 · good 24.30 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.40 · high 1.79 · good 24.40 · good good
Wed 14:00 0.42 · high 1.84 · good 24.50 · good fair
Wed 15:00 0.42 · high 2.30 · good 24.60 · good fair
Wed 16:00 0.42 · high 1.92 · good 24.70 · good fair
Wed 17:00 0.42 · high 1.66 · good 24.80 · good fair
Wed 18:00 0.42 · high 1.61 · good 24.80 · good fair
Wed 19:00 0.42 · high 1.66 · good 24.70 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.42 · high 1.53 · good 24.70 · good good
Wed 21:00 0.42 · high 1.14 · good 24.60 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.42 · high 0.81 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.44 · high 0.61 · good 24.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.44 · high 0.40 · good 24.20 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.44 · high 0.10 · good 24.20 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.46 · high 0.54 · good 24.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.46 · high 0.72 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.46 · high 0.85 · good 24.00 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.46 · high 1.00 · good 23.90 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.46 · high 0.94 · good 23.90 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.46 · high 0.42 · good 23.90 · good good