Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Wed 12:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 52% 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 13:57

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 14:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 14:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

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 8.3/10 Excellent · Wed 12:00 Agua Amarga 8.3/10 Excellent · Wed 12:00 Playa de Monsul 8.0/10 Excellent · Wed 14:00

Sunrise

07:06

Sunset

21:23

Water

27.9°C

Max air

31.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

73% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 12:00–19:00 (52% 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 12:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (38 hours)
Darkness (18 hours)
Waves (11 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

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 12:00 8.3/10 Agua Amarga Excellent · Wed 12:00 8.3/10 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

Sat 11:00 – Tue 11:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Sat 13:00; 0 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 0.78m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.5 to 23.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.67m to -0.4m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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
Sat 11:00	0.82 · high	23.50 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	0.84 · high	23.80 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	0.82 · high	23.90 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.82 · high	23.10 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	0.80 · high	22.30 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	0.80 · high	23.10 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	0.80 · high	22.40 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.80 · high	19.00 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.80 · high	17.70 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.80 · high	15.90 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.80 · high	15.00 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.80 · high	13.40 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.78 · high	11.10 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.78 · high	9.50 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.80 · high	9.20 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.80 · high	8.50 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.82 · high	9.90 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.84 · high	9.70 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.84 · high	10.60 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.86 · high	11.90 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.86 · high	14.00 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	0.88 · high	20.00 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.88 · high	21.90 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	0.88 · high	23.00 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.86 · high	25.00 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.86 · high	25.20 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.82 · high	24.20 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.80 · high	22.70 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.76 · high	21.00 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.72 · high	18.50 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.70 · high	15.70 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.66 · high	12.80 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	0.64 · high	11.60 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.60 · high	10.80 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.58 · high	9.20 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.58 · high	9.80 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.56 · high	10.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.56 · high	8.60 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.54 · high	6.10 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.54 · high	5.10 · good	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.52 · high	4.50 · good	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.50 · high	3.90 · good	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.50 · high	4.70 · good	24.90 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.48 · high	3.80 · good	24.90 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.48 · high	3.50 · good	24.90 · good	fair
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