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Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sun 04:07 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sun 05:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.5/10

Sun 09:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.5/10

Tue 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.5/10

Best time: Sun 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

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

Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:14

Sunset

19:21

Water

25.3°C

Max air

21.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 09:00–16:00 (21% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 09:00 and lasts until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (66 hours)
  • Waves (60 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 02:00.

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

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Thu 09:00; 12 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.12m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.72 to 3.26m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to -0.43m; 0 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 0.26 · good 1.40 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.24 · good 1.20 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.24 · good 1.20 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.22 · good 1.51 · good 26.10 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.22 · good 1.53 · good 26.10 · good Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.22 · good 1.55 · good 26.10 · good Excellent
Thu 11:00 0.22 · good 2.20 · good 26.10 · good Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.22 · good 2.28 · good 26.10 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.24 · good 1.86 · good 26.10 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.22 · good 2.12 · good 26.30 · good Good
Thu 15:00 0.22 · good 2.40 · good 26.30 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.20 · good 2.67 · good 26.40 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.20 · good 3.26 · good 26.40 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.20 · good 2.83 · good 26.40 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.18 · good 2.50 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Thu 20:00 0.18 · good 1.84 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.18 · good 1.32 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.18 · good 1.02 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.18 · good 0.94 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.16 · good 0.85 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.16 · good 0.72 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.12 · good 0.78 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.12 · good 0.81 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.12 · good 0.85 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.12 · good 2.08 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.12 · good 2.05 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.14 · good 2.52 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.14 · good 2.48 · good 25.90 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.14 · good 3.25 · good 25.90 · good Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.16 · good 4.39 · good 25.90 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.16 · good 5.12 · good 25.90 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.16 · good 5.98 · high 25.90 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.14 · good 6.30 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.14 · good 6.72 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.20 · good 6.80 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.32 · good 6.13 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.34 · good 5.94 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.32 · good 5.51 · high 26.10 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.32 · good 4.60 · good 26.00 · good Good
Fri 20:00 0.30 · good 3.71 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.28 · good 2.69 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.24 · good 2.12 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.22 · good 1.43 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.22 · good 1.12 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.22 · good 1.08 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.22 · good 1.26 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.22 · good 1.21 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.22 · good 1.17 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.22 · good 0.73 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.22 · good 0.76 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.20 · good 0.76 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.20 · good 1.03 · good 25.80 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.18 · good 1.30 · good 25.80 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.18 · good 1.52 · good 25.80 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.16 · good 1.62 · good 25.90 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.16 · good 1.94 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.14 · good 2.47 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 3.07 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.18 · good 3.54 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.20 · good 3.69 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.24 · good 3.86 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.24 · good 3.95 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.26 · good 3.81 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sat 20:00 0.26 · good 3.41 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 2.57 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.28 · good 1.99 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.28 · good 1.92 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.30 · good 2.19 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.30 · good 2.76 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.32 · good 2.55 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.34 · good 2.28 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.38 · high 1.84 · good 25.80 · good Poor