MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 09:33 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Thu 09:33 (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 · 4.2/10

Thu 11:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.6/10

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: 4.6/10

Best time: Thu 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:15

Sunset

19:31

Water

24.9°C

Max air

24.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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 (39 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (34 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 71/100

High peak drift risk around Thu 15:00.

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

Wed 11:00 – Sat 11:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Thu 09:00; 11 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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11/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.58m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.7 to 2.97m/s).

Tides range from -0.55m to -0.31m; 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
Wed 11:00 0.52 · high 1.00 · good 24.70 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.52 · high 1.92 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.58 · high 2.33 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.58 · high 2.47 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.58 · high 2.52 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.56 · high 2.34 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.44 · high 2.79 · good 25.00 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.42 · high 2.32 · good 25.00 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.42 · high 1.96 · good 25.00 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.40 · high 2.05 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.40 · high 1.75 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.38 · high 1.41 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.38 · high 1.21 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.36 · good 0.70 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.36 · good 1.08 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.34 · good 1.06 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.34 · good 1.06 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.32 · good 1.25 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.32 · good 1.25 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.32 · good 1.14 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.30 · good 1.26 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.30 · good 1.41 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 1.88 · good 24.70 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 24.80 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.32 · good 2.78 · good 24.80 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.34 · good 3.58 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.42 · high 4.21 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.42 · high 4.21 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.40 · high 4.49 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.40 · high 4.59 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.38 · high 4.44 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 4.09 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.42 · high 3.58 · good 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.44 · high 3.11 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.48 · high 2.75 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.52 · high 3.26 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.56 · high 3.31 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.62 · high 3.58 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.66 · high 3.91 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.72 · high 3.29 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.76 · high 3.55 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.82 · high 3.85 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.86 · high 4.38 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.90 · high 4.25 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 4.27 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.00 · high 4.56 · good 24.80 · good Poor
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