MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 20:02 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Tue 20:02 (CEST)

Carboneras has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 20:00 (CEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 4.6/10

Wed 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Darkness

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Sunrise

08:13

Sunset

19:33

Water

25.3°C

Max air

23.3°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 09:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves
  • Fri 10:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves
  • Wed 18:00: Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (65 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)
  • Wind (13 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 75/100

High peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

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

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

Wed 17:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 20:00 – Wed 20:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.8 around Mon 11:00; 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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20/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.1m to 0.42m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.54 to 3.28m/s).

Tides range from -0.46m 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
Sun 20:00 0.42 · high 2.72 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.40 · high 2.21 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.40 · high 1.81 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.38 · high 1.73 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.36 · good 1.75 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.36 · good 1.68 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.28 · good 1.71 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.28 · good 1.71 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.26 · good 1.61 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.26 · good 1.78 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.24 · good 1.53 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.24 · good 1.50 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.22 · good 1.52 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Mon 09:00 0.22 · good 1.02 · good 25.40 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.22 · good 0.54 · good 25.40 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.22 · good 1.14 · good 25.40 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.24 · good 2.06 · good 25.50 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.14 · good 2.88 · good 25.50 · good Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.14 · good 3.10 · good 25.30 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.14 · good 3.28 · good 25.30 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.14 · good 2.91 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.14 · good 2.69 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.16 · good 2.44 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.10 · good 2.40 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 20:00 0.10 · good 1.77 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.10 · good 0.94 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.08 · good 0.51 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.08 · good 0.81 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.08 · good 0.85 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.08 · good 0.67 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.08 · good 0.95 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.08 · good 1.26 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.08 · good 2.08 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.08 · good 1.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.08 · good 1.92 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.08 · good 1.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.08 · good 2.02 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 09:00 0.12 · good 1.62 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.16 · good 1.22 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.20 · good 1.36 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.20 · good 1.90 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.44 · high 2.40 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.46 · high 2.84 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.44 · high 3.10 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.44 · high 3.61 · good 25.30 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.42 · high 3.34 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.42 · high 2.73 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.22 · good 1.71 · good 25.30 · good Good
Tue 20:00 0.22 · good 0.90 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.22 · good 0.72 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.22 · good 1.02 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.22 · good 1.40 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.24 · good 1.84 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.24 · good 1.94 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.26 · good 2.00 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.28 · good 2.10 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.34 · good 3.35 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.38 · high 2.86 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.44 · high 3.40 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.48 · high 3.66 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.54 · high 4.02 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.60 · high 4.60 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.66 · high 4.41 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.70 · high 5.16 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 5.69 · high 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.76 · high 5.19 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.76 · high 5.46 · high 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.74 · high 5.24 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.74 · high 5.05 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.78 · high 4.99 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.80 · high 4.78 · good 25.10 · good Fair