Can you snorkel in Cabo de Palos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Palos starts Wed 17:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 26% 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 17:58

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 19:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Wed 19:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 21:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.2 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:58

Sunset

21:20

Water

29.0°C

Max air

30.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 17:00–19:00 (26% 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 17:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (27 hours)
Waves (20 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

Wed 15:00 – Sat 15:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Wed 21:00; 7 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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15/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 4.6 to 20.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.66m to -0.45m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 15:00	0.26 · good	14.20 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.24 · good	14.10 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.24 · good	11.70 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	0.22 · good	9.40 · high	26.30 · good	good
Wed 19:00	0.22 · good	6.00 · high	26.30 · good	good
Wed 20:00	0.22 · good	4.80 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.22 · good	4.60 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.22 · good	6.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.20 · good	8.90 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.20 · good	8.60 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.22 · good	7.80 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.24 · good	8.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.26 · good	8.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.30 · good	9.60 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.36 · good	11.20 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	0.40 · high	12.10 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	0.46 · high	13.70 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.50 · high	13.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.56 · high	14.20 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.60 · high	15.10 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.64 · high	16.70 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.68 · high	19.60 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.72 · high	20.50 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.76 · high	20.50 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.80 · high	19.80 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.86 · high	19.80 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.92 · high	18.40 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.98 · high	15.70 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.00 · high	12.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.00 · high	10.20 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.02 · high	9.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.00 · high	8.10 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.98 · high	8.40 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.96 · high	8.80 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.96 · high	7.30 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.94 · high	7.70 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.94 · high	6.90 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.92 · high	5.40 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.92 · high	5.00 · good	25.90 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.90 · high	5.90 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.88 · high	6.60 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.84 · high	8.70 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.82 · high	7.90 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.66 · high	7.10 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.64 · high	6.30 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.62 · high	7.60 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.60 · high	8.80 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.56 · high	9.80 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	0.54 · high	10.80 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 16:00	0.52 · high	11.60 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	0.50 · high	11.40 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 18:00	0.48 · high	9.70 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Fri 19:00	0.46 · high	6.50 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Fri 20:00	0.44 · high	3.60 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.42 · high	2.10 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.42 · high	1.30 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.40 · high	2.10 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.40 · high	2.10 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.40 · high	1.50 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.38 · high	2.50 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.38 · high	3.30 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.38 · high	3.60 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.38 · high	3.10 · good	25.90 · good	good
Sat 06:00	0.38 · high	4.60 · good	25.90 · good	good
Sat 07:00	0.38 · high	5.20 · good	25.90 · good	good
Sat 08:00	0.40 · high	5.80 · high	26.00 · good	good
Sat 09:00	0.40 · high	6.60 · high	26.10 · good	good
Sat 10:00	0.40 · high	7.20 · high	26.20 · good	good
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