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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 18:29

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 19:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 19:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.8 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Las Negras 8.4/10 Excellent · Wed 19:00 Playazo de Rodalquilar 8.4/10 Excellent · Wed 19:00 Cala de San Pedro 8.3/10 Excellent · Wed 19:00

Sunrise

07:06

Sunset

21:23

Water

28.5°C

Max air

31.6°C

Sky

Clear

2% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 17:00–19:00 (46% 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 17:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (33 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 Thu 10:00.

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.

Las Negras Excellent · Wed 19:00 8.4/10 Playazo de Rodalquilar Excellent · Wed 19:00 8.4/10 Cala de San Pedro Excellent · Wed 19:00 8.3/10 Cala de Enmedio Excellent · Wed 19:00 8.1/10 Agua Amarga Excellent · Wed 19:00 8.1/10 La Isleta del Moro Excellent · Wed 17:00 8.0/10 Playa de Monsul Excellent · Wed 18:00 8.0/10 Playa de los Genoveses Excellent · Wed 18:00 8.0/10

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

Wed 16:00 – Sat 16:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.69 around Wed 19:00; 5 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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11/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.0 to 34.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.68m to -0.37m; 0 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 16:00 0.22 · good 6.40 · high 25.00 · good good
Wed 17:00 0.20 · good 6.60 · high 25.00 · good good
Wed 18:00 0.20 · good 4.00 · good 25.00 · good good
Wed 19:00 0.20 · good 5.90 · high 25.00 · good good
Wed 20:00 0.20 · good 4.70 · good 25.00 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.20 · good 5.60 · high 25.00 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.22 · good 5.20 · good 24.90 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.24 · good 7.00 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 10.20 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.30 · good 12.20 · high 24.90 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.36 · good 12.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.40 · high 12.80 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.46 · high 14.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.52 · high 15.50 · high 24.80 · good fair
Thu 06:00 0.58 · high 18.50 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.66 · high 23.20 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.72 · high 26.80 · high 24.70 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.80 · high 28.60 · high 24.60 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.88 · high 29.40 · high 24.60 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.94 · high 29.80 · high 24.60 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.02 · high 31.40 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.02 · high 32.70 · high 24.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.02 · high 33.90 · high 24.40 · good poor
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