Can you snorkel in Agua Amarga today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Agua Amarga starts Fri 06:00 and lasts until 12:00. Around 54% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Agua Amarga?

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 Agua Amarga 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.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Agua Amarga today?

The best nearby spots right now are Cala de Enmedio, La Isleta del Moro, Cala de San Pedro. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Agua Amarga Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 17:01 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 19:43

Agua Amarga has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 6.6/10

Best time: Fri 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.0 m/s.

Email me when it is good Compare nearby spots

Best nearby spots

Cala de Enmedio 8.5/10 Excellent · Sat 16:00 La Isleta del Moro 7.9/10 Excellent · Sat 18:00 Cala de San Pedro 7.8/10 Excellent · Sat 18:00

Local beach intelligence

AreaAgua Amarga

Sunrise

07:00

Sunset

21:26

Water

26.1°C

Max air

34.2°C

Sky

Clear

22% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 06:00–12:00 (54% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 06:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (47 hours)
Darkness (30 hours)
Waves (23 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Fri 03:00

Fri 03:00, Fri 16:00, Sat 04:00, Sat 17:00, Sun 04:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spots by score, forecast window and exposure before choosing a beach.

Cala de Enmedio Excellent · Sat 16:00 8.5/10 La Isleta del Moro Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.9/10 Cala de San Pedro Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.8/10 Las Negras Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.8/10 Playazo de Rodalquilar Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.8/10 Playa de Monsul Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.8/10 Playa de los Genoveses Excellent · Sat 18:00 7.8/10

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Cala de Enmedio

1 km away

✅ Good

Cala de San Pedro

6 km away

✅ Good

Carboneras

7 km away

✅ Good

Las Negras

9 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Thu 17:00 – Sun 17:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.66 around Fri 19:00; 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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1/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.3 to 4.02m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.3m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 17:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

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 18:00	0.72 · high	4.02 · good	26.10 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	0.74 · high	3.26 · good	26.10 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	0.74 · high	3.02 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.76 · high	2.77 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.76 · high	2.50 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.76 · high	1.77 · good	25.70 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.76 · high	2.21 · good	25.70 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.72 · high	3.06 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.68 · high	1.51 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.64 · high	1.33 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.60 · high	0.50 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.54 · high	0.30 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.50 · high	0.30 · good	25.50 · good	good
Fri 07:00	0.48 · high	1.60 · good	25.60 · good	good
Fri 08:00	0.44 · high	1.04 · good	25.70 · good	good
Fri 09:00	0.42 · high	0.86 · good	25.90 · good	good
Fri 10:00	0.42 · high	1.34 · good	26.10 · good	good
Fri 11:00	0.42 · high	2.27 · good	26.20 · good	good
Fri 12:00	0.42 · high	2.20 · good	26.30 · good	good
Fri 13:00	0.42 · high	2.61 · good	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.40 · high	2.83 · good	26.40 · good	good
Fri 15:00	0.40 · high	3.00 · good	26.50 · good	good
Fri 16:00	0.38 · high	2.12 · good	26.50 · good	good
Fri 17:00	0.36 · good	2.31 · good	26.50 · good	good
Fri 18:00	0.34 · good	3.04 · good	26.50 · good	good
Fri 19:00	0.32 · good	1.50 · good	26.40 · good	good
Fri 20:00	0.28 · good	0.80 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.26 · good	0.28 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.24 · good	0.36 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.24 · good	1.62 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.22 · good	0.51 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.22 · good	0.22 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.20 · good	0.36 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.20 · good	1.84 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.20 · good	0.71 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.18 · good	0.95 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.18 · good	0.67 · good	25.90 · good	excellent
Sat 07:00	0.16 · good	0.45 · good	26.00 · good	excellent
Sat 08:00	0.16 · good	1.14 · good	26.10 · good	excellent
Sat 09:00	0.14 · good	1.50 · good	26.30 · good	excellent
Sat 10:00	0.14 · good	2.42 · good	26.50 · good	excellent
Sat 11:00	0.16 · good	1.91 · good	26.70 · good	excellent
Sat 12:00	0.16 · good	2.05 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Sat 13:00	0.16 · good	2.13 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Sat 14:00	0.14 · good	2.20 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Sat 15:00	0.14 · good	2.47 · good	27.40 · good	excellent
Sat 16:00	0.14 · good	2.36 · good	27.50 · good	excellent
Sat 17:00	0.12 · good	1.77 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Sat 18:00	0.12 · good	1.36 · good	27.70 · good	excellent
Sat 19:00	0.12 · good	0.82 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Sat 20:00	0.10 · good	0.45 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.10 · good	0.64 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.10 · good	2.30 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.12 · good	0.50 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.12 · good	0.85 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.12 · good	1.63 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.14 · good	1.06 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.14 · good	0.63 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.14 · good	1.97 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.14 · good	1.39 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.14 · good	1.03 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Sun 07:00	0.14 · good	0.32 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Sun 08:00	0.14 · good	1.56 · good	26.70 · good	excellent
Sun 09:00	0.14 · good	1.43 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Sun 10:00	0.18 · good	1.71 · good	26.80 · good	good
Sun 11:00	0.22 · good	2.33 · good	26.90 · good	good
Sun 12:00	0.26 · good	2.26 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Sun 13:00	0.24 · good	2.28 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sun 14:00	0.24 · good	1.70 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Sun 15:00	0.22 · good	0.78 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Sun 16:00	0.20 · good	2.20 · good	27.30 · good	excellent