# Madeira - Garajau snorkeling forecast

Madeira - Garajau has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

- Location: Madeira - Garajau, Portugal
- Timezone: Atlantic/Madeira
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-18T03:33:26.199568+01:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 5.7/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 6%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-18T03:08:32.487667+01:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/portugal/madeira-garajau/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 23.6 °C (74.5 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.3 °C (-0.5 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.02 | 1.08 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.0 | 1.22 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 0.85 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.96 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.94 | 0.32 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+01:00 | good | 0.5683425925925926 | yes | 0.94 | 0.32 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.5122462962962964 | no | 0.92 | 1.24 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.4582518518518518 | no | 0.92 | 1.81 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.45660185185185187 | no | 0.9 | 1.0 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.45426851851851857 | no | 0.9 | 1.36 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.4269907407407407 | no | 0.92 | 2.02 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.44773148148148145 | no | 0.94 | 1.61 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T16:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.44161481481481474 | no | 0.96 | 2.6 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T17:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.4461111111111111 | no | 0.96 | 1.68 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T18:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.44726851851851845 | no | 0.98 | 1.63 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T19:00:00+01:00 | fair | 0.46990740740740744 | no | 0.98 | 1.3 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T20:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 1.42 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T21:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.0 | 1.22 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T22:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.0 | 0.4 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-18T23:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.0 | 0.64 | 23.6 |
| 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 0.36 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-19T01:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 0.61 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-19T02:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 0.82 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-19T03:00:00+01:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 1.41 | 23.5 |

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