MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Carboneras Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Thu 00:13 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Thu 00:13 (CEST)

Carboneras looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 15:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 01:00 (CEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.4/10

Thu 15:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.3/10

Sat 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 4.4/10

Best time: Thu 15:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 10:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:15

Sunset

19:31

Water

25.0°C

Max air

25.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

37% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:00–19:00 (16% 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

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Excellent 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 (46 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)
  • Tide/current (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

High · 70/100

High peak drift risk around Thu 14:00.

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

Sat 09:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 01:00 – Tue 01:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.53 around Sat 19:00; 9 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 0.56m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.75 to 5.46m/s).

Tides range from -0.49m to -0.31m; 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
Sat 01:00 0.74 · high 5.46 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.72 · high 5.04 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.72 · high 4.80 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.72 · high 4.30 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.72 · high 3.26 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.72 · high 3.76 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.74 · high 3.38 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.74 · high 2.61 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 0.74 · high 3.01 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.72 · high 2.79 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.72 · high 3.52 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.72 · high 3.83 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.78 · high 4.07 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.76 · high 4.46 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.74 · high 4.79 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.72 · high 5.03 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.70 · high 4.95 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.68 · high 4.30 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.56 · high 3.73 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.56 · high 2.67 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.56 · high 2.05 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.58 · high 1.75 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.58 · high 1.80 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.58 · high 1.82 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.58 · high 1.96 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.58 · high 1.70 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.58 · high 1.89 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.56 · high 2.28 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.56 · high 1.92 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.56 · high 2.13 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.54 · high 2.19 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.54 · high 2.19 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 0.54 · high 1.89 · good 24.80 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.54 · high 1.32 · good 24.90 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.54 · high 1.14 · good 24.90 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.54 · high 2.01 · good 24.90 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.50 · high 2.94 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.48 · high 3.30 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.48 · high 3.80 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.46 · high 2.55 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.46 · high 2.52 · good 25.60 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.44 · high 2.80 · good 25.60 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.44 · high 2.69 · good 25.60 · good Good
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