Can you snorkel in Madeira - Garajau today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Madeira - Garajau starts Wed 07:00 and lasts until 08:00. Around 6% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Madeira - Garajau?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Madeira - Garajau so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Tue 04:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 10:57

Madeira - Garajau has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.8/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Tue 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 21:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:14

Sunset

21:13

Water

24.5°C

Max air

24.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

47% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 07:00–08:00 (6% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 07:00 until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (66 hours)
Tide/current (46 hours)
Darkness (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 18:00.

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: Wed 07:00

Tue 19:00, Wed 07:00, Wed 20:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Portugal

Porto Santo

67 km away

⚠️ Fair

Lagos

895 km away

✅ Good

Azores - São Miguel

982 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1222 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 09:00 – Sat 09:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Thu 09:00; 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 0.56m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.36 to 2.0m/s).

Tides range from -1.31m to 1.03m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 09:00	0.72 · high	1.43 · good	23.20 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.72 · high	1.73 · good	23.30 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.72 · high	1.91 · good	23.40 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.72 · high	1.90 · good	23.50 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.72 · high	2.00 · good	23.60 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.72 · high	1.80 · good	23.60 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.72 · high	1.80 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.72 · high	1.60 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.70 · high	1.32 · good	23.90 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	0.70 · high	0.95 · good	23.90 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	0.70 · high	0.89 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Wed 20:00	0.68 · high	0.71 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Wed 21:00	0.68 · high	0.58 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.68 · high	0.71 · good	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.66 · high	0.94 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.66 · high	1.02 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.64 · high	1.32 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.64 · high	1.41 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.62 · high	1.46 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.60 · high	1.46 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.60 · high	1.36 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.58 · high	1.21 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.58 · high	0.98 · good	23.30 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.56 · high	0.36 · good	23.30 · good	good
Thu 09:00	0.56 · high	1.10 · good	23.40 · good	good
Thu 10:00	0.56 · high	1.75 · good	23.50 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.56 · high	1.87 · good	23.60 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	0.56 · high	2.02 · good	23.70 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	0.56 · high	1.96 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	0.56 · high	1.96 · good	23.80 · good	fair
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