MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 06:26 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Thu 06:26 (CEST)

Carboneras looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 3.8/10

Thu 09:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.0/10

Thu 19:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.4/10

Sat 10:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 4.0/10

Best time: Thu 19:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:15

Sunset

19:31

Water

24.9°C

Max air

25.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

75% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:00–19:00 (16% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 09:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (41 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (31 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 70/100

High peak drift risk around Thu 14:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; wind is pushing surface water toward shore; swell is arriving from the open-water side.

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

Sat 09:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 09:00 – Mon 09:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Fri 18:00; 0 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 1.04m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 2.57 to 6.01m/s).

Tides range from -0.55m to -0.36m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 09:00 1.04 · high 4.86 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 1.08 · high 5.33 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 1.12 · high 5.54 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 1.10 · high 5.47 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 1.12 · high 6.01 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 14:00 1.10 · high 5.87 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 15:00 1.10 · high 5.67 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 16:00 1.12 · high 5.40 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 17:00 1.12 · high 4.88 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 1.14 · high 4.18 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 1.14 · high 4.24 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 1.24 · high 4.82 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.24 · high 4.39 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.24 · high 3.62 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.24 · high 4.24 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.22 · high 3.62 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.18 · high 3.94 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.16 · high 3.58 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.14 · high 3.07 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.10 · high 2.62 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.08 · high 2.57 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.08 · high 2.79 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.10 · high 3.01 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.10 · high 3.13 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 1.12 · high 3.53 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 1.14 · high 4.05 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sat 11:00 1.16 · high 3.36 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 12:00 1.18 · high 3.76 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 13:00 1.20 · high 3.58 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 14:00 1.22 · high 3.74 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 1.20 · high 3.32 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 1.18 · high 2.90 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.16 · high 3.24 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.16 · high 2.86 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.10 · high 2.09 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.10 · high 2.06 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.10 · high 1.10 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.10 · high 1.06 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.10 · high 1.14 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.08 · high 1.25 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.06 · high 1.57 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.04 · high 1.84 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.04 · high 2.24 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.02 · high 2.73 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.02 · high 2.21 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.00 · high 1.82 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.98 · high 2.12 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.96 · high 2.40 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.96 · high 2.69 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.96 · high 3.09 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.96 · high 3.44 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.96 · high 3.97 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.94 · high 4.49 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 0.94 · high 4.22 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 0.94 · high 4.40 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 0.94 · high 4.32 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 0.94 · high 3.98 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 0.94 · high 4.03 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.92 · high 3.27 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.86 · high 2.14 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.84 · high 1.49 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.84 · high 1.36 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.82 · high 1.22 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.80 · high 0.81 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.76 · high 0.36 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.74 · high 0.63 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.72 · high 0.85 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.68 · high 1.17 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.66 · high 1.77 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.66 · high 1.91 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.64 · high 2.04 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.64 · high 2.22 · good 24.90 · good Poor