Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Thu 06:00 and lasts until 12:00. Around 43% 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, 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 23:13

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 6.9/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Best nearby spots

Cala de Enmedio 7.5/10 Excellent · Thu 08:00 Agua Amarga 7.5/10 Excellent · Thu 08:00 Las Negras 7.5/10 Excellent · Thu 07:00

Sunrise

07:06

Sunset

21:23

Water

28.1°C

Max air

29.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

35% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 06:00–12:00 (43% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 06:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (28 hours)
Darkness (16 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

Thu 21:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Cala de Enmedio Excellent · Thu 08:00 7.5/10 Agua Amarga Excellent · Thu 08:00 7.5/10 Las Negras Excellent · Thu 07:00 7.5/10 Playazo de Rodalquilar Excellent · Thu 07:00 7.5/10 Cala de San Pedro Excellent · Thu 07:00 7.4/10 Playa de Monsul Good · Thu 06:00 7.1/10 Playa de los Genoveses Good · Thu 06:00 7.1/10 La Isleta del Moro Good · Thu 07:00 7.0/10

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

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Sat 21:00 – Tue 21:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.63 around Sun 18:00; 12 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.12m to 0.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 0.4 to 11.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to -0.39m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 good 🌟 Good

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 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 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
Sat 21:00	0.20 · good	0.40 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.20 · good	3.10 · good	25.20 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.18 · good	1.50 · good	25.00 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.18 · good	1.10 · good	24.90 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.16 · good	6.60 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.16 · good	6.70 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.14 · good	5.50 · high	24.60 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.14 · good	3.20 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.14 · good	1.30 · good	24.40 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.14 · good	6.50 · high	24.40 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.14 · good	3.80 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	0.14 · good	6.10 · high	24.50 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.14 · good	3.60 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.14 · good	6.40 · high	24.80 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.12 · good	8.00 · high	24.90 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.12 · good	9.00 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.12 · good	9.50 · high	25.20 · good	fair
Sun 14:00	0.12 · good	10.50 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.12 · good	11.50 · high	25.50 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.12 · good	7.60 · high	25.60 · good	good
Sun 17:00	0.12 · good	7.90 · high	25.70 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.12 · good	7.30 · high	25.70 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	0.12 · good	6.20 · high	25.70 · good	good
Sun 20:00	0.12 · good	4.50 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.12 · good	3.70 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.12 · good	3.40 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.12 · good	3.10 · good	25.10 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.12 · good	3.80 · good	25.00 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.12 · good	5.10 · good	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.14 · good	3.20 · good	24.80 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.14 · good	4.50 · good	24.70 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.14 · good	3.60 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.14 · good	3.20 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.14 · good	3.20 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.14 · good	4.50 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.14 · good	7.30 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.14 · good	13.50 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Mon 10:00	0.16 · good	19.60 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Mon 11:00	0.16 · good	25.10 · high	24.90 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.18 · good	28.30 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	0.22 · good	27.80 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.24 · good	26.50 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.28 · good	24.60 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.32 · good	25.10 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.36 · good	23.50 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Mon 18:00	0.40 · high	20.30 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.40 · high	18.90 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.42 · high	13.10 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.42 · high	10.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.40 · high	9.20 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.40 · high	8.10 · high	24.80 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.38 · high	7.80 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.36 · good	8.20 · high	24.70 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.34 · good	7.60 · high	24.60 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.32 · good	8.20 · high	24.60 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.32 · good	8.10 · high	24.50 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.30 · good	7.40 · high	24.50 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.30 · good	5.80 · high	24.50 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.32 · good	4.70 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.32 · good	4.80 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.34 · good	6.50 · high	24.70 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.38 · high	10.50 · high	24.80 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.42 · high	13.40 · high	24.90 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	0.46 · high	16.00 · high	24.50 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.44 · high	17.10 · high	24.50 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	0.44 · high	22.30 · high	24.60 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.42 · high	20.20 · high	24.60 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	0.40 · high	16.30 · high	24.60 · good	fair
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