Can you snorkel in Carboneras today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Carboneras starts Wed 05:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 67% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Carboneras?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Carboneras so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Sun 07:14 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 05:03

Carboneras has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 07:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Good).

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:00

Sunset

21:27

Water

25.9°C

Max air

25.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

92% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 05:00–06:00 (67% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 05:00 until 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (1 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; wind has an onshore component.

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

Agua Amarga

7 km away

✅ Good

Cala de Enmedio

8 km away

✅ Good

Cala de San Pedro

13 km away

✅ Good

Las Negras

16 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Wed 03:00 – Sat 03:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Wed 08:00; 2 of 3 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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3/3 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/3 sampled hours (range 0.91 to 1.57m/s).

Tides range from -0.53m to -0.39m; 0 of 3 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

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
Wed 04:00	0.36 · good	1.57 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.34 · good	0.91 · good	25.90 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.32 · good	1.26 · good	25.90 · good	good