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Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sun 07:15 (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 07:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 10:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Sun 10:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Sun 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:14

Sunset

19:21

Water

25.2°C

Max air

21.3°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 (64 hours)
  • Waves (63 hours)
  • Darkness (38 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

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Tue 20:00; 13 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 0.1m to 0.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.5 to 3.71m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.45m; 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
Tue 07:00 0.28 · good 1.00 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 1.12 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 0.95 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.24 · good 0.86 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.24 · good 0.50 · good 26.30 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.24 · good 0.50 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.22 · good 1.77 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.20 · good 2.51 · good 26.60 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.20 · good 2.82 · good 26.60 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.18 · good 2.79 · good 26.60 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.18 · good 3.71 · good 26.60 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.14 · good 3.16 · good 26.60 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.14 · good 2.89 · good 26.60 · good Excellent
Tue 20:00 0.14 · good 2.14 · good 26.50 · good Excellent
Tue 21:00 0.14 · good 1.60 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.12 · good 1.33 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.12 · good 1.13 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.12 · good 0.92 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.12 · good 1.08 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.12 · good 1.13 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.12 · good 1.06 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.10 · good 0.78 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.10 · good 0.92 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.10 · good 0.99 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.10 · good 1.13 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.10 · good 1.35 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.10 · good 1.42 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.12 · good 1.42 · good 26.30 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.12 · good 1.70 · good 26.30 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.14 · good 2.30 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.20 · good 2.70 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.22 · good 2.85 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.24 · good 3.21 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.28 · good 3.45 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.30 · good 3.85 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.30 · good 3.55 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.32 · good 3.00 · good 26.40 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.32 · good 2.04 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.32 · good 1.17 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.30 · good 1.00 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.30 · good 1.12 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.30 · good 1.14 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.28 · good 1.20 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.28 · good 1.41 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.28 · good 1.51 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.26 · good 1.63 · good 26.10 · good Poor
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