Can you snorkel in Carboneras today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Carboneras starts Wed 05:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 100% 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 06:00

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

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Changing Conditions

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

25.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

75% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 05:00–06:00 (100% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Good

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

No major blockers identified.

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 30/100

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

Viewing historical data

Tue 04:00 – Fri 04:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.75 around Tue 09:00; 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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14/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.46m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.32 to 3.75m/s).

Tides range from -0.56m to -0.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Tue 04:00	0.46 · high	1.35 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.44 · high	1.13 · good	25.80 · good	good
Tue 06:00	0.40 · high	1.00 · good	25.80 · good	good
Tue 07:00	0.38 · high	0.32 · good	25.90 · good	excellent
Tue 08:00	0.36 · good	0.81 · good	26.00 · good	excellent
Tue 09:00	0.34 · good	1.48 · good	26.10 · good	excellent
Tue 10:00	0.34 · good	2.33 · good	26.20 · good	excellent
Tue 11:00	0.32 · good	3.10 · good	26.40 · good	good
Tue 12:00	0.32 · good	3.44 · good	26.40 · good	good
Tue 13:00	0.34 · good	3.62 · good	26.50 · good	good
Tue 14:00	0.34 · good	3.75 · good	26.50 · good	good
Tue 15:00	0.36 · good	3.71 · good	26.50 · good	good
Tue 16:00	0.36 · good	3.51 · good	26.50 · good	good
Tue 17:00	0.38 · high	3.55 · good	26.50 · good	good
Tue 18:00	0.38 · high	2.47 · good	26.40 · good	good
Tue 19:00	0.36 · good	3.14 · good	26.40 · good	good
Tue 20:00	0.36 · good	2.33 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.34 · good	2.10 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.36 · good	1.90 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.36 · good	0.76 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.38 · high	1.20 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.38 · high	1.90 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.38 · high	0.72 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.38 · high	0.80 · good	25.90 · good	poor
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