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Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 01:48

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

28.5°C

Max air

30.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

51% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 05:00–15:00 (39% 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 (21 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

Fri 23:00 – Mon 23:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Sat 10:00; 15 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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6/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.54m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.81 to 5.33m/s).

Tides range from -0.45m to -0.29m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 23:00 0.42 · high 1.08 · good 26.50 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.42 · high 0.81 · good 26.40 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.40 · high 0.98 · good 26.40 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.38 · high 1.92 · good 26.40 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.36 · good 4.18 · good 26.30 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.34 · good 3.06 · good 26.30 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.34 · good 4.04 · good 26.30 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.32 · good 4.32 · good 26.30 · good fair
Sat 07:00 0.34 · good 3.89 · good 26.30 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.36 · good 4.78 · good 26.30 · good good
Sat 09:00 0.38 · high 4.85 · good 26.40 · good good
Sat 10:00 0.42 · high 5.13 · good 26.40 · good good
Sat 11:00 0.44 · high 5.00 · good 26.50 · good good
Sat 12:00 0.48 · high 4.96 · good 26.50 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.50 · high 4.74 · good 26.60 · good fair
Sat 14:00 0.50 · high 4.69 · good 26.60 · good fair
Sat 15:00 0.52 · high 4.85 · good 26.60 · good fair
Sat 16:00 0.52 · high 4.96 · good 26.70 · good fair
Sat 17:00 0.52 · high 5.33 · good 26.70 · good fair
Sat 18:00 0.52 · high 4.65 · good 26.70 · good fair
Sat 19:00 0.52 · high 4.14 · good 26.70 · good fair
Sat 20:00 0.52 · high 4.20 · good 26.60 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.52 · high 4.25 · good 26.60 · good poor
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