Can you snorkel in Fuerteventura today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Fuerteventura over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

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

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Fuerteventura so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Fuerteventura Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 04:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 07:09

Fuerteventura looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:12

Sunset

20:52

Water

21.6°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Wed 07:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, wind
Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 08:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (45 hours)
Wind (44 hours)
Darkness (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 16:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

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

Next early morning high tide: Wed 07:00

Wed 07:00, Wed 19:00, Thu 08:00, Thu 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Lanzarote

83 km away

⚠️ Fair

Gran Canaria

153 km away

⚠️ Fair

Tenerife

252 km away

✅ Good

La Gomera

301 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 06:00 – Sun 06:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Thu 09:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.42m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 4.25 to 6.76m/s).

Tides range from -0.86m to 0.41m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 19:00 good 🌟 Good

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

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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Thu 06:00	0.42 · high	4.25 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.42 · high	5.20 · good	22.30 · good	good
Thu 08:00	0.44 · high	5.02 · good	22.40 · good	good
Thu 09:00	0.52 · high	5.70 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	0.52 · high	5.90 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.52 · high	6.21 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	0.52 · high	6.14 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	0.52 · high	6.40 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	0.52 · high	6.73 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 15:00	0.52 · high	6.76 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 16:00	0.54 · high	6.58 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 17:00	0.54 · high	6.61 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 18:00	0.56 · high	6.49 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	0.58 · high	6.41 · high	22.20 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	0.62 · high	6.60 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.64 · high	6.70 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.64 · high	6.71 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.66 · high	6.51 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.66 · high	6.16 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.66 · high	5.70 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.66 · high	5.40 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.66 · high	5.41 · high	21.90 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.64 · high	5.17 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.64 · high	5.18 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.62 · high	5.25 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	0.62 · high	5.10 · good	21.90 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.60 · high	6.22 · high	21.90 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.60 · high	6.61 · high	21.90 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.60 · high	6.77 · high	21.90 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.58 · high	6.59 · high	22.00 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.58 · high	6.76 · high	22.00 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.58 · high	7.13 · high	22.00 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.56 · high	7.39 · high	22.00 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	0.56 · high	7.63 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Fri 16:00	0.60 · high	8.00 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	0.62 · high	8.05 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Fri 18:00	0.66 · high	7.94 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Fri 19:00	0.68 · high	7.45 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Fri 20:00	0.68 · high	7.11 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.70 · high	6.55 · high	22.10 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.68 · high	6.70 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.64 · high	6.06 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.62 · high	5.65 · high	22.00 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.60 · high	4.90 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.58 · high	4.50 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.56 · high	4.75 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.54 · high	3.75 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.52 · high	3.65 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.50 · high	3.85 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.50 · high	4.40 · good	21.80 · good	good
Sat 08:00	0.48 · high	5.11 · good	21.90 · good	good
Sat 09:00	0.48 · high	5.22 · good	21.90 · good	good
Sat 10:00	0.46 · high	5.51 · high	22.00 · good	good
Sat 11:00	0.46 · high	6.32 · high	22.00 · good	good
Sat 12:00	0.44 · high	6.17 · high	22.10 · good	good
Sat 13:00	0.44 · high	6.11 · high	22.10 · good	good
Sat 14:00	0.42 · high	5.80 · high	22.20 · good	good
Sat 15:00	0.42 · high	5.64 · high	22.30 · good	good
Sat 16:00	0.42 · high	5.25 · good	22.30 · good	good
Sat 17:00	0.40 · high	5.29 · good	22.40 · good	good
Sat 18:00	0.40 · high	5.26 · good	22.40 · good	good
Sat 19:00	0.40 · high	5.48 · high	22.40 · good	good
Sat 20:00	0.42 · high	5.38 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.42 · high	4.50 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.44 · high	4.16 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.44 · high	3.96 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.46 · high	3.77 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.46 · high	3.11 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.48 · high	2.72 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.48 · high	2.63 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.50 · high	2.65 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.50 · high	2.60 · good	22.00 · good	poor