Can you snorkel in Cabo de Palos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Palos starts Wed 05:00 and lasts until 15:00. Around 38% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Cabo de Palos?

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 Palos 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.

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 03:13 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 00:10

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 07:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Wed 07:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:58

Sunset

21:20

Water

28.6°C

Max air

30.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

45% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 05:00–15:00 (38% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 05:00 until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (27 hours)
Waves (25 hours)
Darkness (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 00:00.

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

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Carboneras

127 km away

✅ Good

Agua Amarga

133 km away

✅ Good

Cala de Enmedio

135 km away

✅ Good

Cala de San Pedro

140 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Sun 20:00; 13 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 0.54m to 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 18/24 sampled hours (range 1.84 to 7.06m/s).

Tides range from -0.46m to -0.29m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 good 🌟 Good

Tue 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 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 22:00	0.54 · high	4.38 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.56 · high	4.68 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.58 · high	5.33 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.64 · high	6.60 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.68 · high	6.94 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.74 · high	7.06 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.80 · high	6.72 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.84 · high	6.56 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.90 · high	6.09 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.84 · high	4.94 · good	26.80 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.84 · high	4.12 · good	26.90 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.84 · high	3.67 · good	26.90 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.80 · high	3.23 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.76 · high	2.79 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.72 · high	2.72 · good	27.10 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.70 · high	2.79 · good	27.10 · good	fair
Sun 14:00	0.66 · high	3.21 · good	27.20 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.64 · high	3.13 · good	27.30 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.62 · high	3.20 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.60 · high	3.11 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.58 · high	3.04 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	0.56 · high	2.84 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Sun 20:00	0.56 · high	2.51 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.54 · high	1.84 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.54 · high	2.31 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.52 · high	1.91 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.52 · high	2.01 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.52 · high	1.35 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.52 · high	0.70 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.52 · high	0.71 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.52 · high	0.98 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.54 · high	1.48 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.54 · high	2.28 · good	27.10 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.54 · high	2.73 · good	27.20 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.54 · high	2.75 · good	27.30 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.54 · high	2.50 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.54 · high	2.51 · good	27.60 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.56 · high	3.29 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.56 · high	3.64 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	0.56 · high	4.10 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.56 · high	3.86 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.56 · high	3.93 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.54 · high	4.70 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.54 · high	4.20 · good	27.80 · good	fair
Mon 18:00	0.52 · high	4.50 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.52 · high	4.49 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.52 · high	3.14 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.52 · high	2.40 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.50 · high	2.73 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.50 · high	2.72 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.48 · high	2.51 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.48 · high	2.98 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.48 · high	2.08 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.48 · high	1.60 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.48 · high	1.26 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.48 · high	0.90 · good	27.10 · good	good
Tue 06:00	0.48 · high	1.06 · good	27.10 · good	good
Tue 07:00	0.48 · high	1.70 · good	27.10 · good	good
Tue 08:00	0.46 · high	2.47 · good	27.20 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.46 · high	2.96 · good	27.30 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.44 · high	3.44 · good	27.40 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.44 · high	4.26 · good	27.50 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.42 · high	4.95 · good	27.60 · good	good
Tue 13:00	0.40 · high	5.12 · good	27.70 · good	good
Tue 14:00	0.40 · high	5.02 · good	27.70 · good	good
Tue 15:00	0.38 · high	4.87 · good	27.80 · good	good
Tue 16:00	0.36 · good	4.32 · good	27.80 · good	good
Tue 17:00	0.36 · good	4.41 · good	27.80 · good	good
Tue 18:00	0.34 · good	4.32 · good	27.80 · good	good
Tue 19:00	0.32 · good	3.52 · good	27.70 · good	good
Tue 20:00	0.32 · good	3.54 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.30 · good	2.98 · good	27.60 · good	poor