Can you snorkel in Cabo de Palos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Palos starts Wed 12:00 and lasts until 15:00. Around 33% 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 · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 13:08

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 14:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Wed 14:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.2 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:58

Sunset

21:20

Water

28.7°C

Max air

30.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

44% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 12:00–15:00 (33% 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 12:00 until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (27 hours)
Waves (24 hours)
Darkness (16 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 11:00.

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 11:00 – Tue 11:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.55 around Sat 13:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.4m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 4.2 to 12.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.66m to -0.48m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 19:00 good 🌟 Good

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 good 🌟 Good

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 11:00	0.42 · high	8.30 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sat 12:00	0.42 · high	9.90 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 13:00	0.42 · high	11.90 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 14:00	0.40 · high	12.70 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 15:00	0.40 · high	12.50 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 16:00	0.40 · high	12.80 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sat 17:00	0.40 · high	12.40 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sat 18:00	0.40 · high	11.30 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sat 19:00	0.40 · high	10.00 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sat 20:00	0.40 · high	5.20 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.40 · high	4.20 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.40 · high	4.80 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.42 · high	6.60 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.42 · high	6.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.44 · high	7.70 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.44 · high	8.80 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.46 · high	9.60 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.46 · high	8.80 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.48 · high	8.60 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.48 · high	8.80 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.46 · high	10.50 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.46 · high	12.00 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.44 · high	12.30 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.44 · high	12.60 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.42 · high	12.80 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.42 · high	13.20 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.42 · high	13.00 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 14:00	0.40 · high	13.40 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.40 · high	13.80 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.40 · high	13.80 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.38 · high	11.60 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.38 · high	9.10 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	0.36 · good	7.40 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 20:00	0.36 · good	4.30 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.34 · good	4.10 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.34 · good	3.60 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.32 · good	3.40 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.32 · good	3.40 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.30 · good	4.30 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.30 · good	4.60 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.28 · good	3.70 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.28 · good	3.30 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.26 · good	3.50 · good	25.90 · good	excellent
Mon 06:00	0.26 · good	3.60 · good	25.90 · good	good
Mon 07:00	0.26 · good	2.60 · good	26.00 · good	good
Mon 08:00	0.24 · good	1.80 · good	26.10 · good	excellent
Mon 09:00	0.22 · good	4.30 · good	26.60 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.22 · good	5.80 · high	26.70 · good	good
Mon 11:00	0.20 · good	8.20 · high	26.80 · good	good
Mon 12:00	0.20 · good	10.20 · high	26.90 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.20 · good	12.90 · high	27.00 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.18 · good	13.90 · high	27.10 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.18 · good	14.00 · high	27.10 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.16 · good	13.30 · high	27.10 · good	good
Mon 17:00	0.16 · good	12.40 · high	27.10 · good	good
Mon 18:00	0.14 · good	9.40 · high	27.10 · good	good
Mon 19:00	0.14 · good	6.50 · high	27.10 · good	good
Mon 20:00	0.14 · good	4.50 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.14 · good	3.90 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.14 · good	2.60 · good	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.12 · good	2.90 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.12 · good	3.00 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.12 · good	2.60 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.12 · good	2.50 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.12 · good	3.20 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.12 · good	4.10 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.12 · good	4.10 · good	26.30 · good	excellent
Tue 06:00	0.12 · good	4.30 · good	26.30 · good	excellent
Tue 07:00	0.12 · good	3.80 · good	26.40 · good	excellent
Tue 08:00	0.12 · good	2.30 · good	26.50 · good	excellent
Tue 09:00	0.12 · good	3.90 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Tue 10:00	0.12 · good	9.70 · high	26.80 · good	good