Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Wed 18:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 44% 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 Las Negras, Playazo de Rodalquilar, Cala de San Pedro. 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 19:57

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 20:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 20:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.5 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

30.8°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 18:00–19:00 (44% 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 18:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (32 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 Playa de Monsul Excellent · Wed 18:00 8.0/10 Playa de los Genoveses Excellent · Wed 18:00 8.0/10 La Isleta del Moro Excellent · Wed 19:00 7.5/10

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

Tue 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Wed 07:00; 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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23/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 1.1 to 13.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.68m to -0.37m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 good 🌟 Good

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Tue 17:00	0.38 · high	13.00 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Tue 18:00	0.36 · good	11.30 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	0.34 · good	10.10 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Tue 20:00	0.34 · good	5.90 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.32 · good	3.80 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.32 · good	4.60 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.30 · good	5.00 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.30 · good	5.40 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.28 · good	5.40 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.28 · good	4.90 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.26 · good	3.60 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.26 · good	1.80 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.24 · good	1.10 · good	24.50 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.24 · good	2.20 · good	24.50 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.24 · good	2.50 · good	24.60 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.22 · good	2.80 · good	24.60 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.22 · good	6.10 · high	24.70 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.22 · good	9.90 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.22 · good	8.60 · high	24.80 · good	good
Wed 12:00	0.22 · good	9.50 · high	24.80 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.22 · good	8.90 · high	24.90 · good	good
Wed 14:00	0.22 · good	8.10 · high	24.90 · good	good
Wed 15:00	0.22 · good	7.90 · high	25.00 · good	good
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