Can you snorkel in Cabo de Gata today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Gata starts Sun 14:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 51% 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 Sat 05:02 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 15:55

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 16:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Sun 16:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.3 m/s.

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Best nearby spots

Cala de Enmedio 7.9/10 Excellent · Sun 16:00 Agua Amarga 7.9/10 Excellent · Sun 16:00 Las Negras 7.3/10 Excellent · Sun 16:00

Sunrise

07:04

Sunset

21:25

Water

27.3°C

Max air

30.9°C

Sky

Clear

10% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 14:00–19:00 (51% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 14:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (32 hours)
Darkness (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 18:00.

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

Mon 18:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

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

Cala de Enmedio Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.9/10 Agua Amarga Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.9/10 Las Negras Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.3/10 Playazo de Rodalquilar Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.3/10 Playa de Monsul Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.2/10 Playa de los Genoveses Excellent · Sun 16:00 7.2/10 Cala de San Pedro Good · Sun 16:00 7.2/10 La Isleta del Moro Good · Sun 16:00 6.9/10

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

Thu 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Thu 15:00; 14 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 0.42m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.63 to 3.08m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to -0.21m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

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 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 good 🌟 Good

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 13:00	0.42 · high	2.86 · good	26.90 · good	good
Thu 14:00	0.46 · high	3.08 · good	26.90 · good	good
Thu 15:00	0.50 · high	3.01 · good	26.90 · good	good
Thu 16:00	0.58 · high	2.92 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Thu 17:00	0.64 · high	2.81 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Thu 18:00	0.72 · high	2.01 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	0.76 · high	1.53 · good	26.90 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	0.78 · high	2.28 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.82 · high	2.42 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.82 · high	2.87 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.82 · high	2.75 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.82 · high	2.50 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.78 · high	2.47 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.76 · high	1.53 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.72 · high	0.86 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.70 · high	0.89 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.66 · high	0.67 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.64 · high	0.63 · good	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.62 · high	0.76 · good	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.60 · high	1.71 · good	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.58 · high	2.04 · good	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.58 · high	1.70 · good	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.58 · high	1.71 · good	26.70 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.58 · high	2.35 · good	26.70 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.56 · high	2.31 · good	26.70 · good	good
Fri 14:00	0.54 · high	2.04 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 15:00	0.52 · high	2.15 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 16:00	0.50 · high	2.00 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 17:00	0.46 · high	1.71 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 18:00	0.44 · high	0.98 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 19:00	0.42 · high	1.84 · good	26.80 · good	good
Fri 20:00	0.38 · high	3.18 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.36 · good	1.58 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.34 · good	1.20 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.34 · good	2.15 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.32 · good	2.51 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.30 · good	1.84 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.28 · good	2.21 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.26 · good	1.70 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.24 · good	0.58 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.24 · good	0.54 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.26 · good	0.60 · good	26.80 · good	good
Sat 07:00	0.24 · good	0.40 · good	26.90 · good	good
Sat 08:00	0.24 · good	1.00 · good	26.90 · good	good
Sat 09:00	0.22 · good	0.63 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Sat 10:00	0.24 · good	2.64 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sat 11:00	0.24 · good	1.49 · good	27.10 · good	good
Sat 12:00	0.26 · good	1.04 · good	27.20 · good	good
Sat 13:00	0.26 · good	2.41 · good	27.30 · good	good
Sat 14:00	0.26 · good	1.92 · good	27.40 · good	good
Sat 15:00	0.26 · good	0.54 · good	27.50 · good	good
Sat 16:00	0.26 · good	2.02 · good	27.60 · good	good
Sat 17:00	0.24 · good	2.48 · good	27.60 · good	good
Sat 18:00	0.24 · good	0.82 · good	27.70 · good	excellent
Sat 19:00	0.24 · good	0.90 · good	27.70 · good	excellent
Sat 20:00	0.22 · good	0.54 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.22 · good	0.71 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.22 · good	0.92 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.22 · good	0.63 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.22 · good	0.22 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.22 · good	1.66 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.22 · good	0.71 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.22 · good	1.03 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.22 · good	1.52 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.22 · good	2.34 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.22 · good	0.71 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sun 07:00	0.24 · good	1.32 · good	27.00 · good	good
Sun 08:00	0.26 · good	0.67 · good	27.10 · good	good
Sun 09:00	0.28 · good	1.50 · good	27.10 · good	good
Sun 10:00	0.30 · good	1.70 · good	27.20 · good	good
Sun 11:00	0.30 · good	1.64 · good	27.20 · good	good
Sun 12:00	0.32 · good	1.77 · good	27.20 · good	good