MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 12:45 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Thu 12:45 (CEST)

Carboneras looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.0/10

Thu 13:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.6/10

Thu 17:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.3/10

Sat 09:00 (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 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Thu 17:00 (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

85% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Fri 17:00 (23% 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

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Fri 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (37 hours)
  • Tide/current (37 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

Mon 13:00 – Thu 13:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Tue 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.42m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.0 to 3.18m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.29m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Mon 13:00 0.48 · high 3.18 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 0.46 · high 2.71 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.44 · high 2.24 · good 24.60 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.42 · high 1.92 · good 24.60 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.48 · high 2.71 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.48 · high 2.56 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.48 · high 2.44 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 0.48 · high 2.31 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.48 · high 1.57 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.48 · high 1.27 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.48 · high 1.41 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.48 · high 1.36 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.48 · high 1.27 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.48 · high 1.17 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.48 · high 1.21 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.48 · high 1.21 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.48 · high 1.30 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.48 · high 1.56 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.48 · high 1.20 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.48 · high 1.20 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.48 · high 0.71 · good 24.50 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.46 · high 0.00 · good 24.60 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.46 · high 0.85 · good 24.60 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.46 · high 2.12 · good 24.70 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.48 · high 2.77 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 0.52 · high 2.92 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.50 · high 3.22 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.50 · high 3.26 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.46 · high 3.23 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.46 · high 3.18 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.44 · high 2.50 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 20:00 0.44 · high 1.73 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.44 · high 1.25 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.46 · high 0.61 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.46 · high 0.86 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.46 · high 1.28 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.46 · high 1.50 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.46 · high 1.49 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.46 · high 1.41 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.48 · high 1.28 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.48 · high 1.22 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.48 · high 1.22 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.48 · high 1.13 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.48 · high 1.06 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.50 · high 0.58 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.50 · high 0.30 · good 24.70 · good Good
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