MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Porto Santo Snorkel Report Today

Portugal · Updated Sun 04:43 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 04:43 (WEST)

Porto Santo looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 10:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 05:00 (WEST)

Later today

Poor · 2.9/10

Sun 10:00 (WEST)

Next three days

Fair · 4.8/10

Tue 09:00 (WEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 2.9/10

Best time: Sun 10:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 9.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:11

Sunset

19:28

Water

23.1°C

Max air

22.8°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

70% cloud

No good model 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

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Tue 09:00: Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 10:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 11:00: Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 16:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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: Sun 07:00

Sun 07:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 09:00, Mon 22:00, Tue 10:00, Tue 23:00

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Madeira - Garajau

67 km away

✅ Good

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829 km away

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992 km away

✅ Good

Azores - Pico

1235 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (WEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Thu 10:00; 3 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 1.32m to 2.0m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.77 to 8.49m/s).

Tides range from -1.24m to 0.86m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 05:00 1.46 · high 6.04 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.42 · high 5.82 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.40 · high 6.30 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.38 · high 6.43 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 1.34 · high 6.57 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.32 · high 7.16 · high 23.30 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 1.32 · high 6.68 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 1.38 · high 6.94 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 1.40 · high 7.38 · high 23.40 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 1.44 · high 7.40 · high 23.40 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 1.50 · high 7.43 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Thu 16:00 1.74 · high 6.61 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 17:00 1.74 · high 7.09 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 1.72 · high 7.35 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 1.72 · high 7.47 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 1.74 · high 7.53 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 1.76 · high 5.77 · high 23.50 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.78 · high 8.49 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.82 · high 7.43 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.86 · high 7.65 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.90 · high 6.48 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.94 · high 6.46 · high 23.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.96 · high 6.82 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 2.00 · high 7.27 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 2.06 · high 6.72 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 2.12 · high 6.51 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 2.18 · high 6.22 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 2.22 · high 6.51 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 2.26 · high 7.02 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 2.30 · high 7.45 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 2.32 · high 7.91 · high 23.30 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 2.24 · high 6.91 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 2.24 · high 7.06 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 2.22 · high 7.22 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 2.22 · high 7.52 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 2.20 · high 6.93 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 2.28 · high 7.37 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 2.24 · high 7.31 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 2.22 · high 7.08 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 2.18 · high 7.60 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 2.12 · high 7.32 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 2.08 · high 7.83 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 2.06 · high 7.47 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 2.02 · high 7.43 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 2.00 · high 7.26 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.98 · high 7.00 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.96 · high 6.11 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.94 · high 5.92 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.92 · high 5.83 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.90 · high 5.83 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.88 · high 5.69 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.84 · high 5.82 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 1.82 · high 5.65 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 1.78 · high 5.59 · high 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.74 · high 5.44 · high 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 1.74 · high 5.60 · high 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 1.70 · high 5.77 · high 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 1.66 · high 5.77 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 1.62 · high 5.53 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 1.58 · high 5.55 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 1.58 · high 5.28 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 1.56 · high 5.35 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 1.52 · high 5.46 · high 23.20 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.48 · high 5.59 · high 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.46 · high 4.71 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.42 · high 4.01 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.40 · high 4.28 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.38 · high 5.66 · high 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.36 · high 5.15 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.34 · high 5.06 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.32 · high 4.68 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.30 · high 4.48 · good 23.10 · good Poor