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 03:00 (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

86% 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 (40 hours)
  • Darkness (36 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

Thu 03:00 – Sun 03:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.78 around Thu 08:00; 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 0.06m to 0.46m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.2 to 5.73m/s).

Tides range from -0.48m to -0.34m; 0 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
Thu 03:00 0.06 · good 1.20 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.06 · good 1.40 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.06 · good 1.71 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.10 · good 1.51 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.12 · good 1.62 · good 26.50 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.16 · good 1.48 · good 26.50 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.20 · good 1.50 · good 26.50 · good Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.24 · good 2.20 · good 26.50 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.28 · good 4.70 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.28 · good 5.31 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.28 · good 5.73 · high 26.60 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.28 · good 4.58 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.28 · good 4.58 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.28 · good 4.52 · good 26.60 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.28 · good 4.20 · good 26.60 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.28 · good 4.00 · good 26.60 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.46 · high 4.21 · good 26.60 · good Good
Thu 20:00 0.46 · high 4.04 · good 26.60 · good Fair
Thu 21:00 0.46 · high 3.40 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.46 · high 2.91 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.46 · high 2.94 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.46 · high 2.52 · good 26.60 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.46 · high 2.11 · good 26.50 · good Poor
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