MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 16:19 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Thu 16:19 (CEST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.3/10

Thu 16:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.3/10

Thu 17:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.6/10

Sat 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 4.3/10

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 5.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:15

Sunset

19:31

Water

25.7°C

Max air

24.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

33% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Fri 19:00 (20% 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

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Fri 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (42 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 68/100

High peak drift risk around Fri 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

Sun 10:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 16:00 – Mon 16:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Fri 16:00; 13 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 0.14m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.92 to 4.32m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to -0.36m; 1 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 16:00 0.24 · good 4.25 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.40 · high 3.24 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.40 · high 3.48 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.40 · high 3.18 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 20:00 0.40 · high 1.70 · good 25.30 · good Good
Fri 21:00 0.36 · good 1.58 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.34 · good 1.35 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.30 · good 1.22 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.28 · good 0.95 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.24 · good 1.04 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.22 · good 1.14 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.20 · good 1.03 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.18 · good 0.92 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.16 · good 1.17 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.16 · good 1.17 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 1.30 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 1.21 · good 25.00 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 1.33 · good 25.00 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 2.12 · good 25.00 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.14 · good 3.42 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.18 · good 3.85 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.24 · good 3.92 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.30 · good 3.71 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.30 · good 4.32 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.32 · good 4.46 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.32 · good 4.59 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.34 · good 4.27 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.36 · good 3.85 · good 25.10 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.38 · high 3.30 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.40 · high 2.91 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.44 · high 2.69 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.46 · high 3.22 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.48 · high 2.28 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.50 · high 2.28 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.52 · high 2.26 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.56 · high 2.26 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.60 · high 2.38 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.64 · high 2.79 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.66 · high 2.67 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.70 · high 2.96 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.72 · high 3.35 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.74 · high 3.85 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 0.78 · high 4.58 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 11:00 0.80 · high 5.12 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 12:00 0.82 · high 5.59 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 13:00 0.90 · high 6.03 · high 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 0.92 · high 5.99 · high 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 0.78 · high 6.31 · high 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 0.76 · high 5.86 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.76 · high 5.68 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.74 · high 5.46 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.74 · high 4.55 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Sun 20:00 0.72 · high 4.86 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.72 · high 3.26 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.74 · high 3.11 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.74 · high 2.51 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.74 · high 2.22 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.72 · high 2.41 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.72 · high 2.40 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.72 · high 2.41 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.70 · high 2.31 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.70 · high 2.41 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.68 · high 2.57 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.66 · high 2.69 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.64 · high 2.31 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 0.64 · high 2.06 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 0.62 · high 1.84 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 0.62 · high 2.83 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 0.60 · high 2.95 · good 24.60 · good Fair
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