What conditions make snorkeling ideal?

Ideal snorkeling conditions require wave height less than 0.36 meters, wind speed below 5.4 meters/second, sea surface temperature between 20.6°C and 30.4°C, and being within ±72 minutes of high tide with currents ≤ 0.36 m/s.

Snorkel Forecast – Carboneras, Spain

All times are in CEST

Forecast Summary

Over the next 71 hours (from Wed 21:00 to Sat 19:00), snorkeling conditions will vary across excellent, good, fair and poor periods. Overall, there are 0 excellent, 0 good, 0 fair, and 71 poor hours.

Daily outlook

Wednesday: 1× poor
Thursday: 24× poor
Friday: 24× poor
Saturday: 22× poor

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Snorkel Score (next 72h)

Upcoming High Tides

Next early morning high tide: Thu 01:00

Thu 01:00, Fri 14:00, Sat 02:00, Sat 15:00

Recent Average Conditions

Wave height: 0.8 m
Wind speed: 12.2 m/s
Sea temperature: 15.7 °C

Seasonal Snorkeling Trends

Best months for snorkeling: October, September, November

FAQs

When is the next safe snorkel window?

No safe snorkeling window is expected in the next 72 hours.

Condition Trends (next 24h)

Condition Trends (next 72h)

72-Hour Forecast Overview

Wed Wed 21:00 21:00 poor

Wed Wed 22:00 22:00 poor

Wed Wed 23:00 23:00 poor

Thu Thu 00:00 00:00 poor

Thu Thu 01:00 01:00 poor

Thu Thu 02:00 02:00 poor

Thu Thu 03:00 03:00 poor

Thu Thu 04:00 04:00 poor

Thu Thu 05:00 05:00 poor

Thu Thu 06:00 06:00 poor

Thu Thu 07:00 07:00 poor

Thu Thu 08:00 08:00 poor

Thu Thu 09:00 09:00 poor

Thu Thu 10:00 10:00 poor

Thu Thu 11:00 11:00 poor

Thu Thu 12:00 12:00 poor

Thu Thu 13:00 13:00 poor

Thu Thu 14:00 14:00 poor

Thu Thu 15:00 15:00 poor

Thu Thu 16:00 16:00 poor

Thu Thu 17:00 17:00 poor

Thu Thu 18:00 18:00 poor

Thu Thu 19:00 19:00 poor

Thu Thu 20:00 20:00 poor

Thu Thu 21:00 21:00 poor

Thu Thu 22:00 22:00 poor

Thu Thu 23:00 23:00 poor

Fri Fri 00:00 00:00 poor

Fri Fri 01:00 01:00 poor

Fri Fri 02:00 02:00 poor

Fri Fri 03:00 03:00 poor

Fri Fri 04:00 04:00 poor

Fri Fri 05:00 05:00 poor

Fri Fri 06:00 06:00 poor

Fri Fri 07:00 07:00 poor

Fri Fri 08:00 08:00 poor

Fri Fri 09:00 09:00 poor

Fri Fri 10:00 10:00 poor

Fri Fri 11:00 11:00 poor

Fri Fri 12:00 12:00 poor

Fri Fri 13:00 13:00 poor

Fri Fri 14:00 14:00 poor

Fri Fri 15:00 15:00 poor

Fri Fri 16:00 16:00 poor

Fri Fri 17:00 17:00 poor

Fri Fri 18:00 18:00 poor

Fri Fri 19:00 19:00 poor

Fri Fri 20:00 20:00 poor

Fri Fri 21:00 21:00 poor

Fri Fri 22:00 22:00 poor

Fri Fri 23:00 23:00 poor

Sat Sat 00:00 00:00 poor

Sat Sat 01:00 01:00 poor

Sat Sat 02:00 02:00 poor

Sat Sat 03:00 03:00 poor

Sat Sat 04:00 04:00 poor

Sat Sat 05:00 05:00 poor

Sat Sat 06:00 06:00 poor

Sat Sat 07:00 07:00 poor

Sat Sat 08:00 08:00 poor

Sat Sat 09:00 09:00 poor

Sat Sat 10:00 10:00 poor

Sat Sat 11:00 11:00 poor

Sat Sat 12:00 12:00 poor

Sat Sat 13:00 13:00 poor

Sat Sat 14:00 14:00 poor

Sat Sat 15:00 15:00 poor

Sat Sat 16:00 16:00 poor

Sat Sat 17:00 17:00 poor

Sat Sat 18:00 18:00 poor

Sat Sat 19:00 19:00 poor

How We Calculate Conditions

We consider snorkeling conditions to be ideal when all of the following criteria, fetched from the Open-Meteo API, are met during daylight hours (between sunrise and sunset):

Wave height is less than 0.36 meters.
Wind speed is below 5.4 meters/second.
Sea surface temperature is between 20.6°C and 30.4°C.
Within ±72 min of high tide and currents ≤ 0.36 m/s.

Detailed Conditions

Time	Sunrise	Sunset	Wave Height (m)	Wind Speed (m/s)	Sea Temp (°C)	Tide Height (m)	Current (m/s)	Score	Rating
Wed 21:00	05:33	18:42	0.30	4.50	16.70	-0.65	0.40	0.00	poor
Wed 22:00	05:33	18:42	0.30	4.40	16.60	-0.60	0.20	0.00	poor
Wed 23:00	05:33	18:42	0.28	6.40	16.50	-0.55	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 00:00	05:32	18:43	0.28	5.50	16.50	-0.52	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 01:00	05:32	18:43	0.28	5.00	16.50	-0.51	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 02:00	05:32	18:43	0.26	6.00	16.50	-0.53	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 03:00	05:32	18:43	0.26	5.80	16.50	-0.58	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 04:00	05:32	18:43	0.24	4.80	16.50	-0.63	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 05:00	05:32	18:43	0.24	4.70	16.50	-0.67	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 06:00	05:32	18:43	0.22	4.80	16.50	-0.70	0.30	0.07	poor
Thu 07:00	05:32	18:43	0.22	3.50	16.50	-0.71	0.30	0.08	poor
Thu 08:00	05:32	18:43	0.20	6.00	16.50	-0.69	0.30	0.06	poor
Thu 09:00	05:32	18:43	0.20	10.40	16.60	-0.66	0.30	0.01	poor
Thu 10:00	05:32	18:43	0.22	15.30	16.60	-0.63	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 11:00	05:32	18:43	0.24	18.10	16.70	-0.59	0.30	0.00	poor
Thu 12:00	05:32	18:43	0.26	18.10	16.80	-0.55	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 13:00	05:32	18:43	0.24	16.90	16.80	-0.53	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 14:00	05:32	18:43	0.24	15.90	16.90	-0.53	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 15:00	05:32	18:43	0.22	13.70	17.00	-0.56	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 16:00	05:32	18:43	0.20	13.00	17.00	-0.61	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 17:00	05:32	18:43	0.20	12.10	17.00	-0.65	0.60	0.00	poor
Thu 18:00	05:32	18:43	0.18	10.20	17.10	-0.69	0.60	0.01	poor
Thu 19:00	05:32	18:43	0.16	6.90	17.10	-0.69	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 20:00	05:32	18:43	0.16	6.10	17.00	-0.68	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 21:00	05:32	18:43	0.14	5.20	17.00	-0.66	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 22:00	05:32	18:43	0.14	4.60	17.00	-0.61	0.40	0.00	poor
Thu 23:00	05:32	18:43	0.14	5.10	17.00	-0.57	0.40	0.00	poor
Fri 00:00	05:30	18:43	0.14	4.80	16.90	-0.53	0.40	0.00	poor
Fri 01:00	05:30	18:43	0.14	4.70	16.90	-0.51	0.40	0.00	poor
Fri 02:00	05:30	18:43	0.14	3.90	16.90	-0.51	0.40	0.00	poor
Fri 03:00	05:30	18:43	0.14	3.60	16.80	-0.55	0.30	0.00	poor
Fri 04:00	05:30	18:43	0.14	5.20	16.80	-0.61	0.00	0.00	poor
Fri 05:00	05:30	18:43	0.16	5.50	16.80	-0.67	0.20	0.00	poor
Fri 06:00	05:30	18:43	0.16	6.00	16.80	-0.72	0.20	0.08	poor
Fri 07:00	05:30	18:43	0.18	4.20	16.80	-0.74	0.40	0.11	poor
Fri 08:00	05:30	18:43	0.18	5.00	16.90	-0.73	0.40	0.10	poor
Fri 09:00	05:30	18:43	0.20	9.50	16.90	-0.71	0.50	0.02	poor
Fri 10:00	05:30	18:43	0.20	11.90	17.00	-0.67	0.60	0.00	poor
Fri 11:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	13.00	17.10	-0.63	0.50	0.00	poor
Fri 12:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	14.10	17.10	-0.58	0.60	0.00	poor
Fri 13:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	14.50	17.20	-0.53	0.80	0.00	poor
Fri 14:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	13.40	17.30	-0.52	0.90	0.00	poor
Fri 15:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	12.30	17.40	-0.53	0.90	0.00	poor
Fri 16:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	11.20	17.40	-0.57	0.90	0.00	poor
Fri 17:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	9.10	17.50	-0.62	0.70	0.04	poor
Fri 18:00	05:30	18:43	0.22	7.90	17.50	-0.66	0.50	0.07	poor
Fri 19:00	05:30	18:43	0.24	6.90	17.50	-0.68	0.40	0.00	poor
Fri 20:00	05:30	18:43	0.24	6.00	17.40	-0.68	0.30	0.00	poor
Fri 21:00	05:30	18:43	0.26	6.00	17.40	-0.66	0.20	0.00	poor
Fri 22:00	05:30	18:43	0.24	6.20	17.20	-0.63	0.20	0.00	poor
Fri 23:00	05:30	18:43	0.24	6.80	17.20	-0.58	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 00:00	05:29	18:44	0.22	7.20	17.10	-0.54	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 01:00	05:29	18:44	0.22	7.20	17.10	-0.50	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 02:00	05:29	18:44	0.24	7.20	17.10	-0.49	0.00	0.00	poor
Sat 03:00	05:29	18:44	0.24	7.20	17.00	-0.51	0.20	0.00	poor
Sat 04:00	05:29	18:44	0.24	7.60	17.00	-0.56	0.30	0.00	poor
Sat 05:00	05:29	18:44	0.26	7.30	17.00	-0.63	0.40	0.00	poor
Sat 06:00	05:29	18:44	0.26	7.50	17.00	-0.69	0.40	0.05	poor
Sat 07:00	05:29	18:44	0.28	5.80	17.10	-0.73	0.60	0.08	poor
Sat 08:00	05:29	18:44	0.30	9.20	17.10	-0.74	0.60	0.03	poor
Sat 09:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	12.80	17.20	-0.72	0.50	0.00	poor
Sat 10:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	14.70	17.30	-0.69	0.50	0.00	poor
Sat 11:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	16.20	17.40	-0.64	0.60	0.00	poor
Sat 12:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	17.90	17.40	-0.60	0.60	0.00	poor
Sat 13:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	17.80	17.50	-0.54	0.70	0.00	poor
Sat 14:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	17.20	17.50	-0.51	0.70	0.00	poor
Sat 15:00	05:29	18:44	0.32	16.20	17.50	-0.50	0.70	0.00	poor
Sat 16:00	05:29	18:44	0.30	15.60	17.50	-0.53	0.60	0.00	poor
Sat 17:00	05:29	18:44	0.30	14.30	17.60	-0.57	0.60	0.00	poor
Sat 18:00	05:29	18:44	0.28	12.40	17.60	-0.61	0.40	0.00	poor
Sat 19:00	05:29	18:44	0.28	10.60	17.60	-0.64	0.30	0.00	poor