# Cabo de Gata snorkeling forecast

Cabo de Gata has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 09:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

- Location: Cabo de Gata, Spain
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T06:05:15.155295+02:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 7.2/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 32%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T03:02:13.806346+02:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/cabo-de-gata/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.4 °C (+2.5 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.26 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.24 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6657925925925926 | yes | 0.24 | 1.22 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6724574074074072 | yes | 0.22 | 0.73 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6736574074074073 | yes | 0.22 | 0.73 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6745462962962963 | yes | 0.22 | 1.21 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6657925925925926 | yes | 0.2 | 2.06 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6924074074074074 | yes | 0.2 | 1.96 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6958796296296296 | yes | 0.2 | 1.81 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.7153240740740741 | yes | 0.18 | 1.39 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.7185648148148147 | yes | 0.18 | 1.25 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.7127777777777777 | yes | 0.18 | 1.5 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.7087037037037036 | yes | 0.16 | 1.61 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.16 | 1.44 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.16 | 1.3 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.32 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 0.98 | 23.0 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 1.42 | 22.9 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 1.5 | 22.9 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 1.63 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.84 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.7 | 22.8 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 0.71 | 22.7 |

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