MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 19:26 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Thu 19:26 (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

Thu 21:00 (CEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 6.5/10

Sat 11:00 (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: Waves

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Sunrise

08:15

Sunset

19:31

Water

25.6°C

Max air

23.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:00–19:00 (19% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Good 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 (40 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)
  • Tide/current (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 71/100

High peak drift risk around Fri 17:00.

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

Mon 21:00 – Thu 21:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.78 around Tue 20:00; 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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16/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.16m to 0.54m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.51 to 3.44m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to -0.44m; 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
Mon 21:00 0.54 · high 2.19 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.50 · high 1.65 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.48 · high 1.58 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.46 · high 1.58 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.44 · high 1.41 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.42 · high 1.36 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.40 · high 1.75 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.38 · high 1.72 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.36 · good 1.78 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.34 · good 1.75 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.34 · good 1.98 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.32 · good 1.70 · good 25.40 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.30 · good 0.94 · good 25.40 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.28 · good 0.51 · good 25.40 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.26 · good 1.30 · good 25.40 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.26 · good 1.89 · good 25.40 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.24 · good 2.48 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.22 · good 3.33 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.22 · good 3.44 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.20 · good 3.20 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.20 · good 3.09 · good 25.70 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.20 · good 2.59 · good 25.60 · good Excellent
Tue 19:00 0.18 · good 2.12 · good 25.60 · good Excellent
Tue 20:00 0.16 · good 1.40 · good 25.60 · good Excellent
Tue 21:00 0.16 · good 0.86 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.14 · good 1.12 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.14 · good 1.50 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.14 · good 1.91 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.12 · good 1.98 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.12 · good 1.98 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.12 · good 2.05 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.10 · good 2.05 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.10 · good 1.84 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.10 · good 1.77 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.12 · good 1.84 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.12 · good 1.84 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.12 · good 1.12 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.14 · good 0.78 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.14 · good 2.10 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.16 · good 3.13 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.28 · good 3.73 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.32 · good 4.00 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.34 · good 4.21 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.38 · high 4.12 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.40 · high 3.92 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.38 · high 3.20 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.40 · high 3.04 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.40 · high 2.37 · good 25.40 · good Good
Wed 21:00 0.40 · high 1.84 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.38 · high 1.43 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.38 · high 1.20 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.38 · high 1.12 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.36 · good 1.12 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.36 · good 1.13 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.34 · good 1.20 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.34 · good 1.27 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.32 · good 1.49 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.32 · good 1.28 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.32 · good 1.49 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.32 · good 1.58 · good 25.10 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.32 · good 1.30 · good 25.10 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.32 · good 1.56 · good 25.10 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.32 · good 1.94 · good 25.10 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.32 · good 2.70 · good 25.20 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.36 · good 3.50 · good 25.20 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.34 · good 3.55 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 15:00 0.32 · good 3.61 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.32 · good 3.38 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.30 · good 3.05 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.24 · good 2.36 · good 25.30 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.24 · good 1.97 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Thu 20:00 0.22 · good 0.94 · good 25.20 · good Excellent