Can you snorkel in Cabo de Palos today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cabo de Palos starts Wed 19:00. Around 22% 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 20:36

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 21:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Wed 21:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 21:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:58

Sunset

21:20

Water

29.1°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 19:00 (22% 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 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (27 hours)
Waves (17 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

Mon 18:00 – Thu 18:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Tue 14:00; 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 0.3m to 0.46m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.8 to 15.3m/s).

Tides range from -0.61m to -0.42m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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
Mon 18:00	0.38 · high	13.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.38 · high	11.50 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.36 · good	8.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.36 · good	6.80 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.36 · good	5.80 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.34 · good	6.50 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.34 · good	7.30 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.34 · good	8.40 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.32 · good	9.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.32 · good	9.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.32 · good	9.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.32 · good	9.40 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.32 · good	9.90 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.32 · good	12.20 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	0.30 · good	13.90 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	0.30 · good	14.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	0.30 · good	14.30 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	0.42 · high	15.10 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.42 · high	15.20 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.44 · high	15.30 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	0.44 · high	15.20 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.46 · high	13.60 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	0.44 · high	13.00 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 17:00	0.44 · high	10.90 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 18:00	0.42 · high	7.60 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	0.42 · high	8.20 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Tue 20:00	0.40 · high	4.00 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.40 · high	2.30 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.38 · high	1.90 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.38 · high	3.60 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.36 · good	4.80 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.34 · good	4.60 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.34 · good	4.20 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.32 · good	4.20 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.32 · good	2.20 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.32 · good	3.30 · good	26.00 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.32 · good	3.40 · good	26.00 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.32 · good	4.00 · good	26.10 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.30 · good	5.00 · good	26.10 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.30 · good	6.20 · high	26.20 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.28 · good	7.50 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.28 · good	11.20 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.26 · good	13.20 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.26 · good	14.10 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.26 · good	14.10 · high	26.40 · good	fair
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