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Madeira - Garajau Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 16:20

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 21:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:14

Sunset

21:13

Water

24.9°C

Max air

24.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

69% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 07:00–08:00 (7% 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 (60 hours)
  • Tide/current (45 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

Tue 15:00 – Fri 15:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Tue 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 0.64m to 0.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.54 to 2.14m/s).

Tides range from -1.26m to 1.03m; 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
Tue 15:00 0.64 · high 2.14 · good 23.70 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.64 · high 1.50 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.64 · high 0.91 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.64 · high 0.61 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.64 · high 0.81 · good 23.80 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.64 · high 0.54 · good 23.70 · good fair
Tue 21:00 0.64 · high 0.71 · good 23.60 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.64 · high 0.72 · good 23.50 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.66 · high 0.85 · good 23.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.66 · high 0.90 · good 23.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.66 · high 1.04 · good 23.30 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.66 · high 1.04 · good 23.30 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.66 · high 1.25 · good 23.30 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.66 · high 1.42 · good 23.20 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.66 · high 1.49 · good 23.20 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.66 · high 1.53 · good 23.20 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.74 · high 0.89 · good 23.00 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.72 · high 1.17 · good 23.10 · good fair
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