What is the best time of day to snorkel in Carboneras?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Carboneras.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Fri 01:40 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Fri 01:40 (CEST)

Carboneras looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Fri 02:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 5.4/10

Fri 19:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.4/10

Sat 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 5.4/10

Best time: Fri 19:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:16

Sunset

19:29

Water

25.5°C

Max air

25.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

82% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:00–16:00 (16% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 09:00 and lasts until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (41 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

Fri 02:00 – Mon 02:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.61 around Fri 10:00; 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 0.46m to 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.85 to 5.04m/s).

Tides range from -0.48m to -0.33m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 20:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Fri 02:00	0.46 · high	1.93 · good	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.46 · high	1.65 · good	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.48 · high	1.51 · good	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.48 · high	0.95 · good	26.50 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.48 · high	0.85 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.48 · high	1.00 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 08:00	0.48 · high	1.30 · good	26.40 · good	Good
Fri 09:00	0.48 · high	1.33 · good	26.40 · good	Good
Fri 10:00	0.48 · high	1.39 · good	26.50 · good	Good
Fri 11:00	0.48 · high	3.19 · good	26.50 · good	Good
Fri 12:00	0.48 · high	3.56 · good	26.50 · good	Good
Fri 13:00	0.64 · high	4.11 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 14:00	0.64 · high	4.94 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 15:00	0.64 · high	5.02 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 16:00	0.64 · high	4.91 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 17:00	0.64 · high	5.04 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.70 · high	4.44 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 19:00	0.70 · high	4.16 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.70 · high	3.62 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.74 · high	3.16 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.80 · high	2.82 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.84 · high	2.66 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.86 · high	2.77 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.90 · high	2.55 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.92 · high	2.79 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.94 · high	2.82 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.96 · high	2.97 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.98 · high	3.26 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Sat 06:00	1.00 · high	3.36 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Sat 07:00	1.04 · high	3.32 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Sat 08:00	1.06 · high	3.42 · good	26.20 · good	Fair
Sat 09:00	1.08 · high	4.25 · good	26.20 · good	Fair
Sat 10:00	1.12 · high	5.58 · high	26.20 · good	Fair
Sat 11:00	1.14 · high	5.97 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 12:00	1.14 · high	6.94 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Sat 13:00	1.18 · high	6.62 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 14:00	1.20 · high	7.07 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 15:00	1.22 · high	7.08 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 16:00	1.24 · high	6.80 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 17:00	1.26 · high	6.19 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 18:00	1.26 · high	6.44 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 19:00	1.28 · high	6.02 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 20:00	1.46 · high	5.81 · high	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 21:00	1.48 · high	5.17 · good	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 22:00	1.48 · high	5.10 · good	26.00 · good	Poor
Sat 23:00	1.50 · high	4.98 · good	25.90 · good	Poor
Sun 00:00	1.50 · high	4.21 · good	25.90 · good	Poor
Sun 01:00	1.48 · high	4.02 · good	25.90 · good	Poor
Sun 02:00	1.48 · high	4.32 · good	25.90 · good	Poor
Sun 03:00	1.46 · high	4.39 · good	25.90 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	1.46 · high	4.51 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	1.44 · high	4.81 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	1.40 · high	4.81 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 07:00	1.38 · high	4.68 · good	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 08:00	1.34 · high	4.84 · good	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 09:00	1.34 · high	5.37 · good	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 10:00	1.32 · high	6.16 · high	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 11:00	1.32 · high	5.95 · high	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 12:00	1.32 · high	7.22 · high	25.70 · good	Poor
Sun 13:00	1.26 · high	8.22 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 14:00	1.26 · high	8.07 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 15:00	1.26 · high	8.45 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 16:00	1.28 · high	8.66 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 17:00	1.28 · high	7.29 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 18:00	1.40 · high	6.71 · high	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 19:00	1.42 · high	6.22 · high	25.80 · good	Fair
Sun 20:00	1.42 · high	4.80 · good	25.80 · good	Fair
Sun 21:00	1.40 · high	3.82 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	1.40 · high	3.89 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	1.38 · high	3.61 · good	25.80 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	1.34 · high	3.36 · good	25.70 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	1.30 · high	2.95 · good	25.70 · good	Poor