MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sat 12:08 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 12:08 (CEST)

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 13:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.0/10

Sat 12:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Sat 16:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 7.1/10

Sat 16:00 (CEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Sat 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:23

Water

25.4°C

Max air

22.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 13:00–19:00 (28% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 13:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (71 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 05:00.

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

Sat 18:00, Sun 18:00

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

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.62 around Thu 11:00; 9 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 0.38m to 0.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.41 to 5.17m/s).

Tides range from -0.5m to -0.35m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 12:00 0.46 · high 3.51 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.62 · high 2.66 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.66 · high 1.41 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.72 · high 1.64 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.76 · high 2.83 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.82 · high 5.17 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.82 · high 4.33 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.84 · high 3.64 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 0.84 · high 3.08 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.84 · high 2.77 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.82 · high 1.46 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.82 · high 1.84 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.78 · high 2.95 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.72 · high 4.39 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.64 · high 3.89 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.62 · high 4.04 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.58 · high 3.82 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.56 · high 2.69 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.52 · high 2.48 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.50 · high 2.62 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.46 · high 2.83 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.44 · high 3.47 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.40 · high 4.39 · good 25.20 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.38 · high 3.89 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.36 · good 3.61 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.36 · good 3.16 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.34 · good 2.82 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.34 · good 2.76 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.32 · good 3.32 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.38 · high 6.09 · high 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.42 · high 5.85 · high 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.44 · high 6.04 · high 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.48 · high 6.10 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.50 · high 5.57 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.52 · high 5.22 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.54 · high 4.91 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.54 · high 5.00 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.56 · high 4.49 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.56 · high 4.69 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.64 · high 4.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.70 · high 5.39 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.78 · high 3.45 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.86 · high 3.61 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 4.36 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.04 · high 5.25 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.14 · high 5.86 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 1.22 · high 6.31 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 1.32 · high 6.62 · high 25.10 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 1.30 · high 7.06 · high 25.10 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.72 · high 6.39 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 0.70 · high 6.08 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 0.68 · high 5.75 · high 25.20 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.64 · high 5.28 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.62 · high 6.07 · high 25.20 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.76 · high 4.75 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.72 · high 4.71 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 0.70 · high 4.52 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.68 · high 4.22 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.68 · high 3.93 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.66 · high 4.11 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.64 · high 3.32 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.64 · high 3.42 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.62 · high 3.18 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.60 · high 2.82 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.58 · high 2.32 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.56 · high 2.94 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.56 · high 3.14 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.56 · high 3.08 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.56 · high 3.42 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.54 · high 3.50 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.54 · high 1.91 · good 25.00 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.52 · high 2.24 · good 25.00 · good Good