MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sat 15:18 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 15:18 (CEST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.4/10

Sat 15:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 7.0/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 7.0/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:23

Water

25.4°C

Max air

22.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 16:00–19:00 (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 16:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (71 hours)
  • Waves (42 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 22:00.

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

Sun 11:00

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

Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Mon 14:00; 4 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 0.68m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.91 to 5.02m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.38m; 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
Sun 15:00 1.02 · high 4.97 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.00 · high 5.02 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 0.98 · high 4.20 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 0.98 · high 3.63 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.98 · high 3.40 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.78 · high 3.01 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.76 · high 2.50 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.76 · high 2.70 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.74 · high 3.30 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.74 · high 3.11 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.72 · high 2.79 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.72 · high 2.28 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.72 · high 2.47 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.72 · high 2.69 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.72 · high 2.83 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.72 · high 3.06 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.72 · high 2.97 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.72 · high 3.19 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 0.72 · high 3.38 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 10:00 0.70 · high 3.71 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 11:00 0.70 · high 2.72 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 0.68 · high 1.94 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.84 · high 1.91 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.84 · high 2.10 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.80 · high 2.43 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.78 · high 2.98 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.74 · high 3.05 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.70 · high 2.78 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.68 · high 2.04 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 0.50 · high 1.26 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.48 · high 0.61 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.48 · high 0.86 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.46 · high 0.50 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.46 · high 0.92 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.44 · high 0.50 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.44 · high 1.10 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.44 · high 1.30 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.42 · high 1.30 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.42 · high 0.71 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.40 · high 0.80 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.40 · high 0.89 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.38 · high 0.92 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.38 · high 1.91 · good 25.50 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.36 · good 3.11 · good 25.50 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.36 · good 5.42 · high 25.50 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 0.36 · good 6.28 · high 25.60 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 0.32 · good 4.21 · good 25.80 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.32 · good 4.24 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.32 · good 4.46 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.32 · good 4.81 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.32 · good 5.60 · high 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.32 · good 4.05 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 0.30 · good 4.55 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 0.30 · good 3.50 · good 25.70 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.30 · good 3.96 · good 25.70 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.28 · good 5.02 · good 25.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.28 · good 5.72 · high 25.60 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.28 · good 7.30 · high 25.60 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.26 · good 8.50 · high 25.60 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.26 · good 10.00 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.34 · good 9.36 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.40 · high 7.94 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.48 · high 8.42 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.50 · high 8.78 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.50 · high 9.26 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.52 · high 8.56 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.50 · high 7.67 · high 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.48 · high 6.41 · high 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.46 · high 4.96 · good 25.40 · good Fair
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