MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sat 18:47 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 18:47 (CEST)

Cabo de Palos has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 20:00 (CEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Tue 10:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Tide/Current

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:23

Water

25.3°C

Max air

20.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 09:00–18:00 (26% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor 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 Sun 09:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (69 hours)
  • Waves (45 hours)
  • Darkness (38 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

Fri 20:00 – Mon 20:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Sat 08:00; 10 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 1.0m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 3.45 to 5.09m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.37m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Fri 20:00 1.24 · high 4.60 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.22 · high 5.09 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.18 · high 4.67 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.16 · high 4.67 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.14 · high 4.03 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.14 · high 4.92 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.12 · high 4.72 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.12 · high 4.70 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.10 · high 4.68 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.10 · high 3.45 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.12 · high 3.79 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.12 · high 3.73 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.14 · high 3.89 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 1.14 · high 4.22 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 1.16 · high 4.74 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.16 · high 4.42 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 1.16 · high 4.96 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 1.14 · high 4.53 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 1.12 · high 4.18 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 1.10 · high 4.12 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 1.08 · high 4.00 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.06 · high 3.86 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.02 · high 3.92 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.00 · high 3.81 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.98 · high 3.59 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.98 · high 3.14 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.98 · high 2.41 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.98 · high 2.18 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.98 · high 1.99 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.98 · high 2.02 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.98 · high 2.84 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.98 · high 2.78 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.98 · high 2.94 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.98 · high 3.10 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.00 · high 3.00 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.00 · high 2.71 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 2.31 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.02 · high 2.53 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 1.04 · high 3.05 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.04 · high 3.36 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.04 · high 3.80 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.02 · high 4.16 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 1.04 · high 4.65 · good 25.60 · good Poor
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