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Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sat 05:03 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 16:15

Madeira - Garajau looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Sun 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:12

Sunset

21:14

Water

24.8°C

Max air

24.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

35% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 18:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves
  • Sun 17:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves
  • Mon 19:00 — Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (37 hours)
  • Darkness (18 hours)
  • Tide/current (7 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 02:00.

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: Mon 05:00

Sun 17:00, Mon 05:00, Mon 18:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Porto Santo

67 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

895 km away

❌ Poor

Azores - São Miguel

982 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1222 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Thu 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 0.52m to 0.68m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.22 to 3.75m/s).

Tides range from -1.31m to 1.02m; 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
Thu 15:00 0.56 · high 1.91 · good 23.90 · good fair
Thu 16:00 0.56 · high 1.90 · good 24.00 · good fair
Thu 17:00 0.54 · high 1.63 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 18:00 0.54 · high 1.30 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 19:00 0.54 · high 1.27 · good 24.10 · good fair
Thu 20:00 0.52 · high 1.22 · good 24.00 · good good
Thu 21:00 0.52 · high 1.41 · good 23.90 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.52 · high 1.70 · good 23.80 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.52 · high 1.70 · good 23.70 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.52 · high 1.80 · good 23.70 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.54 · high 1.80 · good 23.60 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.54 · high 1.70 · good 23.60 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.56 · high 1.70 · good 23.50 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.56 · high 1.60 · good 23.50 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.58 · high 1.82 · good 23.50 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.58 · high 1.75 · good 23.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.58 · high 1.97 · good 23.50 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.60 · high 2.25 · good 23.50 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.60 · high 3.08 · good 23.60 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.62 · high 3.24 · good 23.60 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.64 · high 3.34 · good 23.70 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.66 · high 3.47 · good 23.80 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.68 · high 3.39 · good 23.90 · good fair
Fri 14:00 0.68 · high 3.75 · good 24.00 · good fair
Fri 15:00 0.70 · high 3.62 · good 24.10 · good fair
Fri 16:00 0.70 · high 3.41 · good 24.20 · good fair
Fri 17:00 0.70 · high 2.90 · good 24.20 · good fair
Fri 18:00 0.70 · high 2.76 · good 24.30 · good fair
Fri 19:00 0.70 · high 2.70 · good 24.30 · good fair
Fri 20:00 0.72 · high 2.52 · good 24.20 · good fair
Fri 21:00 0.72 · high 2.15 · good 24.10 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.72 · high 2.21 · good 24.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.74 · high 2.47 · good 23.90 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.74 · high 2.51 · good 23.90 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.74 · high 2.50 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.76 · high 2.70 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.76 · high 2.90 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.76 · high 2.90 · good 23.70 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.76 · high 2.80 · good 23.70 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.74 · high 2.92 · good 23.80 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.74 · high 2.81 · good 23.90 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.76 · high 2.75 · good 23.90 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.76 · high 3.05 · good 24.00 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.78 · high 3.80 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sat 11:00 0.78 · high 3.84 · good 24.20 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.80 · high 4.05 · good 24.20 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.82 · high 3.89 · good 24.30 · good fair
Sat 14:00 0.84 · high 3.47 · good 24.40 · good fair
Sat 15:00 0.86 · high 3.05 · good 24.50 · good fair
Sat 16:00 0.86 · high 3.06 · good 24.60 · good fair
Sat 17:00 0.88 · high 2.78 · good 24.60 · good fair
Sat 18:00 0.88 · high 2.55 · good 24.60 · good fair
Sat 19:00 0.88 · high 2.91 · good 24.60 · good fair
Sat 20:00 0.88 · high 2.34 · good 24.50 · good fair
Sat 21:00 0.88 · high 2.55 · good 24.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.88 · high 2.52 · good 24.40 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.86 · high 2.51 · good 24.30 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.86 · high 2.50 · good 24.20 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.86 · high 2.60 · good 24.20 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.84 · high 2.41 · good 24.10 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.84 · high 2.41 · good 24.10 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.84 · high 2.30 · good 24.10 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.84 · high 2.30 · good 24.10 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.84 · high 2.40 · good 24.10 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.84 · high 2.50 · good 24.10 · good fair
Sun 08:00 0.84 · high 2.75 · good 24.20 · good fair
Sun 09:00 0.84 · high 3.26 · good 24.20 · good fair
Sun 10:00 0.84 · high 3.58 · good 24.30 · good fair
Sun 11:00 0.84 · high 3.92 · good 24.40 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.84 · high 3.92 · good 24.40 · good fair
Sun 13:00 0.84 · high 3.72 · good 24.50 · good fair
Sun 14:00 0.84 · high 3.42 · good 24.60 · good fair