Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Wed 09:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 56% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Cabo de Gata?

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 Cabo de Gata 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 Cabo de Gata today?

The best nearby spots right now are Cala de Enmedio, Agua Amarga, Playa de Monsul. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Cabo de Gata Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 04:14 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 10:44

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 11:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 11:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.2 m/s.

Email me when it is good Compare nearby spots

Best nearby spots

Cala de Enmedio 8.4/10 Excellent · Wed 09:00 Agua Amarga 8.4/10 Excellent · Wed 09:00 Playa de Monsul 8.0/10 Excellent · Wed 14:00

Sunrise

07:06

Sunset

21:23

Water

27.5°C

Max air

31.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

79% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 09:00–19:00 (56% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 09:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (41 hours)
Darkness (18 hours)
Waves (11 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 13:00.

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

Wed 20:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Cala de Enmedio Excellent · Wed 09:00 8.4/10 Agua Amarga Excellent · Wed 09:00 8.4/10 Playa de Monsul Excellent · Wed 14:00 8.0/10 Playa de los Genoveses Excellent · Wed 14:00 8.0/10 La Isleta del Moro Excellent · Wed 15:00 8.0/10 Cala de San Pedro Excellent · Wed 14:00 7.9/10 Las Negras Excellent · Wed 14:00 7.9/10 Playazo de Rodalquilar Excellent · Wed 14:00 7.9/10

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Playa de Monsul

3 km away

✅ Good

Playa de los Genoveses

6 km away

✅ Good

La Isleta del Moro

15 km away

✅ Good

Playazo de Rodalquilar

22 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.86 around Tue 09:00; 15 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.76 to 6.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.37m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 17:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 17:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 17:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 07:00 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
Mon 08:00	0.48 · high	4.40 · good	24.90 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.48 · high	6.20 · high	24.90 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.48 · high	3.10 · good	25.30 · good	good
Mon 11:00	0.46 · high	3.38 · good	25.30 · good	good
Mon 12:00	0.46 · high	3.68 · good	25.40 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.44 · high	3.71 · good	25.40 · good	good
Mon 14:00	0.40 · high	3.35 · good	25.50 · good	good
Mon 15:00	0.38 · high	3.09 · good	25.50 · good	good
Mon 16:00	0.36 · good	2.42 · good	25.60 · good	good
Mon 17:00	0.34 · good	2.06 · good	25.60 · good	excellent
Mon 18:00	0.32 · good	1.30 · good	25.60 · good	excellent
Mon 19:00	0.30 · good	0.94 · good	25.60 · good	good
Mon 20:00	0.28 · good	1.63 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.26 · good	1.61 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.26 · good	1.53 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.24 · good	1.36 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.24 · good	1.21 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.22 · good	1.20 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.22 · good	1.20 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.20 · good	1.28 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.20 · good	1.34 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.20 · good	1.43 · good	25.30 · good	excellent
Tue 06:00	0.20 · good	1.39 · good	25.30 · good	excellent
Tue 07:00	0.20 · good	0.76 · good	25.30 · good	excellent
Tue 08:00	0.20 · good	0.40 · good	25.40 · good	excellent
Tue 09:00	0.20 · good	1.04 · good	25.60 · good	excellent
Tue 10:00	0.20 · good	2.30 · good	25.70 · good	excellent
Tue 11:00	0.20 · good	2.50 · good	25.80 · good	excellent
Tue 12:00	0.20 · good	2.41 · good	26.00 · good	excellent
Tue 13:00	0.20 · good	2.34 · good	26.10 · good	excellent
Tue 14:00	0.20 · good	2.37 · good	26.30 · good	excellent
Tue 15:00	0.20 · good	2.08 · good	26.40 · good	excellent
Tue 16:00	0.20 · good	1.79 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Tue 17:00	0.18 · good	1.49 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Tue 18:00	0.18 · good	1.14 · good	26.70 · good	excellent
Tue 19:00	0.16 · good	0.67 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Tue 20:00	0.16 · good	0.32 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.14 · good	0.92 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.14 · good	1.55 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.14 · good	1.32 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.14 · good	1.00 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.14 · good	1.30 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.12 · good	1.52 · good	25.70 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.12 · good	1.48 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.12 · good	1.30 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.10 · good	1.35 · good	25.50 · good	excellent
Wed 06:00	0.10 · good	0.51 · good	25.50 · good	excellent
Wed 07:00	0.10 · good	0.92 · good	25.60 · good	excellent
Wed 08:00	0.08 · good	0.91 · good	25.70 · good	excellent
Wed 09:00	0.08 · good	0.64 · good	25.80 · good	excellent
Wed 10:00	0.08 · good	1.75 · good	26.00 · good	excellent
Wed 11:00	0.08 · good	2.04 · good	26.10 · good	excellent
Wed 12:00	0.08 · good	2.16 · good	26.30 · good	excellent
Wed 13:00	0.08 · good	1.80 · good	26.40 · good	excellent
Wed 14:00	0.08 · good	1.75 · good	26.50 · good	excellent
Wed 15:00	0.08 · good	1.96 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Wed 16:00	0.08 · good	1.60 · good	26.70 · good	excellent
Wed 17:00	0.08 · good	1.57 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Wed 18:00	0.08 · good	1.49 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Wed 19:00	0.08 · good	0.64 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Wed 20:00	0.08 · good	0.58 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.08 · good	0.92 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.08 · good	1.10 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.08 · good	0.95 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.08 · good	0.50 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.08 · good	0.78 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.08 · good	1.28 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.08 · good	1.94 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.08 · good	2.06 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.08 · good	1.93 · good	25.80 · good	excellent
Thu 06:00	0.08 · good	1.00 · good	25.80 · good	excellent
Thu 07:00	0.08 · good	0.50 · good	25.90 · good	excellent