MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Cabo de Palos Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sun 10:21 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Cabo de Palos has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 13:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 5.9/10

Sun 12:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.0/10

Sun 15:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.0/10

Sun 15:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Sun 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

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

25.0°C

Max air

21.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 13:00–16:00 (16% 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 13:00 and lasts until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (66 hours)
  • Tide/current (59 hours)
  • Darkness (39 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.

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

Fri 12:00 – Mon 12:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Fri 12:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.5m to 0.92m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 4.27 to 6.08m/s).

Tides range from -0.47m to -0.33m; 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
Fri 12:00 0.50 · high 4.27 · good 26.70 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.74 · high 4.66 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.76 · high 4.82 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.78 · high 4.88 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.82 · high 4.92 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.84 · high 5.55 · high 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.84 · high 5.46 · high 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.86 · high 5.58 · high 26.50 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 0.86 · high 5.33 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.86 · high 4.98 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.86 · high 5.06 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.86 · high 5.34 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.88 · high 4.95 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.90 · high 5.05 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.88 · high 5.19 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.88 · high 5.37 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.86 · high 5.56 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.86 · high 5.44 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.86 · high 5.97 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.84 · high 5.69 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.84 · high 5.54 · high 26.30 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.86 · high 5.78 · high 26.30 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.90 · high 6.05 · high 26.30 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.92 · high 6.08 · high 26.30 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.96 · high 6.30 · high 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 1.02 · high 6.08 · high 26.40 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 1.02 · high 6.39 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 1.02 · high 6.44 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 1.04 · high 6.54 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.04 · high 6.54 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.06 · high 6.54 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.08 · high 6.26 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.10 · high 5.95 · high 26.00 · good Fair
Sat 21:00 1.20 · high 6.18 · high 26.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.22 · high 6.17 · high 26.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.24 · high 5.58 · high 26.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.24 · high 5.44 · high 26.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.24 · high 5.41 · high 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.24 · high 5.05 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.22 · high 4.89 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.18 · high 4.90 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.16 · high 4.64 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.14 · high 4.14 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.12 · high 4.92 · good 25.80 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.10 · high 5.24 · good 25.80 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 1.10 · high 5.64 · high 25.80 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 1.10 · high 6.16 · high 25.80 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.10 · high 7.07 · high 25.80 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.10 · high 7.16 · high 25.90 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 1.04 · high 6.90 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 1.04 · high 6.92 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 1.04 · high 6.90 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 1.04 · high 6.92 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 1.18 · high 6.47 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 1.16 · high 5.78 · high 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 1.14 · high 5.20 · good 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 1.12 · high 4.53 · good 26.40 · good Fair
Sun 21:00 1.10 · high 4.12 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 1.06 · high 4.33 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 1.04 · high 4.63 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 1.00 · high 4.05 · good 26.40 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.98 · high 3.41 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.94 · high 3.14 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.90 · high 3.07 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.88 · high 3.06 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.84 · high 3.91 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.82 · high 3.50 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.80 · high 2.83 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.78 · high 2.57 · good 26.30 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.76 · high 2.67 · good 26.30 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.74 · high 3.03 · good 26.30 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 0.72 · high 3.37 · good 26.30 · good Fair