MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sat 02:27 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 09:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 05:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 7.0/10

Sat 16:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.4/10

Sun 11:00 (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 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sat 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 16:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:23

Water

25.4°C

Max air

22.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

87% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:00–19:00 (32% 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

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 09:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (68 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)
  • Waves (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.36 around Thu 16:00; 5 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 0.6m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.8 to 4.47m/s).

Tides range from -0.57m to -0.43m; 1 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
Thu 05:00 0.72 · high 3.00 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.72 · high 3.31 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.72 · high 3.55 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.72 · high 3.40 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.72 · high 3.53 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.72 · high 3.80 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 0.72 · high 3.49 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 0.72 · high 3.62 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 0.82 · high 3.91 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 0.82 · high 4.04 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.82 · high 4.06 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.80 · high 4.11 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.80 · high 4.47 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 18:00 0.78 · high 3.96 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.78 · high 3.42 · good 25.50 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.76 · high 2.77 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.74 · high 2.56 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.72 · high 2.62 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.70 · high 2.36 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.68 · high 2.20 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.66 · high 2.16 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.64 · high 1.80 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.62 · high 1.80 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.60 · high 1.80 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.58 · high 1.91 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.56 · high 2.28 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.52 · high 2.38 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 2.46 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.48 · high 2.37 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.46 · high 1.63 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.44 · high 2.34 · good 25.30 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.42 · high 2.71 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.48 · high 2.56 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.46 · high 2.64 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.44 · high 2.94 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.44 · high 2.77 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.42 · high 2.92 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.42 · high 3.16 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.40 · high 2.42 · good 25.40 · good Good
Fri 20:00 0.40 · high 1.28 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.38 · high 0.64 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.36 · good 0.30 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.30 · good 0.71 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.28 · good 0.80 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.26 · good 1.14 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.24 · good 1.25 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.24 · good 1.22 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.22 · good 1.14 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.22 · good 1.35 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.22 · good 1.20 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.20 · good 1.58 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.20 · good 1.22 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.20 · good 1.57 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.20 · good 1.39 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.20 · good 1.34 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.20 · good 1.40 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.18 · good 1.96 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.18 · good 1.66 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.18 · good 2.02 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.18 · good 2.01 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.18 · good 1.93 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.18 · good 1.75 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.16 · good 1.34 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sat 20:00 0.16 · good 0.81 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.16 · good 0.90 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.14 · good 0.85 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.14 · good 1.49 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.20 · good 0.91 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.20 · good 1.00 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.20 · good 1.41 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.20 · good 1.14 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.18 · good 1.61 · good 24.80 · good Poor