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Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sat 04:01 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 15:55

Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 16:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 8.1/10

Best time: Sun 16:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:56

Sunset

21:22

Water

28.7°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

43% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 14:00–19:00 (55% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 14:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (29 hours)
  • Darkness (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 20:00.

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 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 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.59 around Thu 21:00; 15 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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2/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.62m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 0.73 to 6.28m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to -0.31m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 13:00 0.36 · good 6.28 · high 27.30 · good fair
Thu 14:00 0.36 · good 6.04 · high 27.40 · good fair
Thu 15:00 0.38 · high 5.83 · high 27.40 · good fair
Thu 16:00 0.38 · high 5.28 · good 27.40 · good fair
Thu 17:00 0.40 · high 4.88 · good 27.30 · good fair
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 4.48 · good 27.30 · good good
Thu 19:00 0.42 · high 4.14 · good 27.30 · good good
Thu 20:00 0.44 · high 4.39 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.46 · high 4.05 · good 27.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.50 · high 3.66 · good 27.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.54 · high 3.66 · good 27.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.58 · high 3.22 · good 27.00 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.60 · high 2.44 · good 26.90 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.60 · high 1.70 · good 26.90 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.62 · high 1.13 · good 26.80 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.60 · high 1.22 · good 26.80 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.56 · high 0.95 · good 26.80 · good fair
Fri 06:00 0.54 · high 0.94 · good 26.80 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.52 · high 1.27 · good 26.90 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.48 · high 1.04 · good 27.10 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.46 · high 1.30 · good 27.30 · good good
Fri 10:00 0.44 · high 0.73 · good 27.50 · good good
Fri 11:00 0.42 · high 1.97 · good 27.60 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.40 · high 2.11 · good 27.70 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.38 · high 2.76 · good 27.80 · good fair
Fri 14:00 0.38 · high 2.47 · good 27.80 · good good
Fri 15:00 0.36 · good 2.51 · good 27.80 · good good
Fri 16:00 0.34 · good 2.08 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 17:00 0.34 · good 2.06 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 18:00 0.32 · good 2.79 · good 27.70 · good good
Fri 19:00 0.32 · good 0.94 · good 27.60 · good good
Fri 20:00 0.30 · good 1.94 · good 27.60 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.30 · good 1.62 · good 27.50 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.28 · good 1.86 · good 27.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.28 · good 1.44 · good 27.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.26 · good 1.77 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.24 · good 0.89 · good 27.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.24 · good 1.68 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.22 · good 1.89 · good 27.20 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.20 · good 1.46 · good 27.10 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.20 · good 0.92 · good 28.00 · good excellent
Sat 06:00 0.18 · good 0.32 · good 28.00 · good excellent
Sat 07:00 0.18 · good 0.72 · good 28.00 · good excellent
Sat 08:00 0.16 · good 0.41 · good 28.10 · good excellent
Sat 09:00 0.16 · good 0.40 · good 28.30 · good excellent
Sat 10:00 0.16 · good 2.31 · good 28.40 · good excellent
Sat 11:00 0.16 · good 3.21 · good 28.50 · good excellent
Sat 12:00 0.16 · good 3.30 · good 28.60 · good excellent
Sat 13:00 0.18 · good 2.71 · good 28.70 · good excellent
Sat 14:00 0.20 · good 3.03 · good 28.80 · good excellent
Sat 15:00 0.22 · good 3.01 · good 28.80 · good good
Sat 16:00 0.24 · good 1.92 · good 28.90 · good good
Sat 17:00 0.24 · good 2.53 · good 28.90 · good good
Sat 18:00 0.26 · good 2.50 · good 28.90 · good good
Sat 19:00 0.26 · good 1.60 · good 28.90 · good good
Sat 20:00 0.26 · good 1.12 · good 28.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 0.73 · good 28.80 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.24 · good 0.64 · good 28.70 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.22 · good 1.17 · good 28.60 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.20 · good 0.78 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.18 · good 0.51 · good 28.50 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.18 · good 0.61 · good 28.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.16 · good 1.64 · good 28.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.16 · good 1.34 · good 28.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.14 · good 1.22 · good 28.30 · good excellent
Sun 06:00 0.14 · good 0.45 · good 28.30 · good excellent
Sun 07:00 0.14 · good 0.40 · good 28.30 · good excellent
Sun 08:00 0.14 · good 0.73 · good 28.40 · good excellent
Sun 09:00 0.14 · good 1.90 · good 28.40 · good good
Sun 10:00 0.14 · good 2.40 · good 28.50 · good good
Sun 11:00 0.14 · good 5.06 · good 28.50 · good good
Sun 12:00 0.14 · good 2.50 · good 28.60 · good good