Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Wed 16:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 47% 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, Cala de San Pedro, Las Negras. 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 17:05

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 18:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 18:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.6 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Cala de Enmedio No recent score Unknown Cala de San Pedro No recent score Unknown Las Negras No recent score Unknown

Sunrise

07:06

Sunset

21:23

Water

28.4°C

Max air

31.8°C

Sky

Clear

29% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 16:00–19:00 (47% 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 16:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (34 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 Unknown No recent score Cala de San Pedro Unknown No recent score Las Negras Unknown No recent score Playa de Monsul Unknown No recent score Playa de los Genoveses Unknown No recent score Agua Amarga Unknown No recent score La Isleta del Moro Unknown No recent score Playazo de Rodalquilar Unknown No recent score

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Playa de Monsul

3 km away

Not enough fresh data

Playa de los Genoveses

6 km away

Not enough fresh data

La Isleta del Moro

15 km away

Not enough fresh data

Playazo de Rodalquilar

22 km away

Not enough fresh data

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 15:00 – Sun 15:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.29 around Thu 18:00; 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 0.9m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 19.1 to 34.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.69m to -0.39m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Thu 15:00	1.02 · high	34.20 · high	24.40 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.04 · high	33.40 · high	24.40 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.04 · high	31.40 · high	24.30 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.06 · high	29.50 · high	24.30 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.08 · high	30.10 · high	24.20 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.12 · high	27.70 · high	24.20 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.14 · high	24.20 · high	24.20 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.14 · high	23.70 · high	24.10 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.16 · high	22.20 · high	24.10 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.16 · high	21.10 · high	24.10 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.18 · high	21.10 · high	24.10 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.18 · high	21.40 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.20 · high	22.20 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.20 · high	20.90 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	1.22 · high	19.10 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.22 · high	20.40 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	1.22 · high	22.50 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.24 · high	24.30 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	1.24 · high	23.00 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	1.24 · high	22.50 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.94 · high	23.50 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	0.92 · high	23.90 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.92 · high	24.90 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.90 · high	25.30 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.90 · high	24.60 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.90 · high	24.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.88 · high	23.70 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.88 · high	22.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.86 · high	19.50 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.84 · high	15.90 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.82 · high	13.00 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.80 · high	11.60 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.76 · high	10.50 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.74 · high	10.20 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.72 · high	10.70 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.68 · high	11.50 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.66 · high	11.20 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.66 · high	10.90 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.66 · high	11.00 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.66 · high	11.50 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.70 · high	12.80 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	0.72 · high	17.70 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	0.76 · high	20.30 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	0.78 · high	22.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
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