Can you snorkel in Carboneras today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Carboneras starts Fri 11:00 and lasts until 19:00. Around 47% 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 Wed 06:20 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 12:34

Carboneras has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 13:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Fri 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 21:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:01

Sunset

21:26

Water

25.8°C

Max air

40.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

84% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 11:00–19:00 (47% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 11:00 until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (13 hours)
Darkness (10 hours)
Waves (7 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Moderate · 45/100

Moderate peak drift risk around Fri 19:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; wind has an onshore component; surface drift/current is noticeable.

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

Next early morning high tide: Sat 04:00

Sat 04:00

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

Mon 10:00 – Thu 10:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.57 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.18m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.2 to 21.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to -0.4m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Wed 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Mon 10:00	0.18 · good	18.10 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.20 · good	20.60 · high	25.20 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.22 · good	21.80 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.26 · good	21.90 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.30 · good	20.60 · high	25.40 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.34 · good	19.10 · high	25.40 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.36 · good	19.20 · high	25.50 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.38 · high	15.90 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.40 · high	14.90 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.40 · high	13.40 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.40 · high	10.70 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.40 · high	8.40 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.40 · high	7.60 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.38 · high	7.00 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.38 · high	6.30 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.36 · good	5.90 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.36 · good	6.50 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.34 · good	6.50 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.34 · good	7.00 · high	25.00 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.32 · good	6.30 · high	25.00 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.32 · good	5.20 · good	25.00 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.32 · good	5.40 · good	25.00 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.34 · good	9.60 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.34 · good	12.30 · high	25.20 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.38 · high	15.20 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.42 · high	16.20 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	0.46 · high	18.40 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.46 · high	18.00 · high	25.10 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	0.48 · high	17.70 · high	25.20 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.48 · high	14.40 · high	25.20 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	0.48 · high	13.80 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Tue 17:00	0.46 · high	10.80 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Tue 18:00	0.46 · high	8.40 · high	25.40 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	0.44 · high	7.20 · high	25.40 · good	good
Tue 20:00	0.42 · high	2.30 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.40 · high	2.90 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.38 · high	4.50 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.38 · high	6.00 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.36 · good	5.90 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.34 · good	6.20 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.34 · good	5.90 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.32 · good	5.60 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.32 · good	5.60 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.30 · good	5.50 · high	25.10 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.30 · good	3.90 · good	25.10 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.28 · good	2.10 · good	25.10 · good	excellent
Wed 08:00	0.28 · good	5.60 · high	25.10 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.26 · good	10.00 · high	25.20 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.26 · good	11.40 · high	25.30 · good	good
Wed 11:00	0.26 · good	11.50 · high	25.30 · good	good
Wed 12:00	0.26 · good	12.30 · high	25.40 · good	good
Wed 13:00	0.26 · good	11.80 · high	25.40 · good	good
Wed 14:00	0.24 · good	11.00 · high	25.50 · good	good
Wed 15:00	0.24 · good	11.80 · high	25.60 · good	good
Wed 16:00	0.24 · good	8.30 · high	25.60 · good	good
Wed 17:00	0.22 · good	7.40 · high	25.70 · good	good
Wed 18:00	0.22 · good	8.20 · high	25.70 · good	good
Wed 19:00	0.22 · good	6.50 · high	25.70 · good	good
Wed 20:00	0.22 · good	3.60 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.22 · good	3.30 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.22 · good	5.10 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.20 · good	6.50 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.20 · good	8.30 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.24 · good	8.20 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.26 · good	8.60 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.30 · good	9.60 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.36 · good	9.20 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.40 · high	9.80 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	0.46 · high	11.80 · high	25.30 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	0.52 · high	15.80 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.60 · high	17.80 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.66 · high	19.00 · high	25.30 · good	poor