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 12:19

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

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

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

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:12

Sunset

20:52

Water

21.7°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

5% 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

Thu 07:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, wind
Thu 08:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 18:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (40 hours)
Wind (39 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

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

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Lanzarote

83 km away

❌ Poor

Gran Canaria

153 km away

⚠️ Fair

Tenerife

252 km away

⚠️ Fair

La Gomera

301 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 11:00 – Thu 11:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Tue 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.4m to 0.5m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 3.58 to 5.83m/s).

Tides range from -0.93m to 0.59m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Mon 11:00	0.46 · high	5.11 · good	21.90 · good	good
Mon 12:00	0.46 · high	5.18 · good	22.00 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.46 · high	5.38 · good	22.00 · good	good
Mon 14:00	0.46 · high	5.60 · high	22.00 · good	good
Mon 15:00	0.46 · high	5.83 · high	22.10 · good	good
Mon 16:00	0.46 · high	5.77 · high	22.10 · good	good
Mon 17:00	0.48 · high	5.76 · high	22.10 · good	good
Mon 18:00	0.48 · high	5.65 · high	22.10 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.48 · high	5.40 · good	22.10 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.50 · high	5.10 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.50 · high	4.52 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.50 · high	5.27 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.48 · high	5.21 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.48 · high	4.85 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.46 · high	4.32 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.46 · high	4.38 · good	21.90 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.44 · high	4.21 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.44 · high	4.15 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.42 · high	4.01 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.42 · high	4.10 · good	21.80 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.42 · high	4.17 · good	21.90 · good	good
Tue 08:00	0.40 · high	3.58 · good	21.90 · good	good
Tue 09:00	0.40 · high	3.83 · good	21.90 · good	good
Tue 10:00	0.40 · high	3.58 · good	22.00 · good	good
Tue 11:00	0.38 · high	3.53 · good	22.10 · good	good
Tue 12:00	0.38 · high	3.70 · good	22.10 · good	good
Tue 13:00	0.38 · high	3.69 · good	22.20 · good	good
Tue 14:00	0.38 · high	3.74 · good	22.30 · good	good
Tue 15:00	0.38 · high	3.97 · good	22.30 · good	good
Tue 16:00	0.38 · high	4.28 · good	22.40 · good	good
Tue 17:00	0.40 · high	4.16 · good	22.50 · good	good
Tue 18:00	0.40 · high	3.92 · good	22.50 · good	good
Tue 19:00	0.40 · high	3.87 · good	22.50 · good	good
Tue 20:00	0.42 · high	3.76 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.42 · high	3.88 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.42 · high	4.20 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.40 · high	4.45 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.40 · high	4.33 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.40 · high	4.24 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.38 · high	3.55 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.38 · high	3.21 · good	22.10 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.38 · high	3.31 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.36 · good	3.41 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.36 · good	3.63 · good	22.00 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.36 · good	3.71 · good	22.10 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.34 · good	3.41 · good	22.10 · good	excellent
Wed 09:00	0.34 · good	3.71 · good	22.20 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.34 · good	3.72 · good	22.30 · good	good
Wed 11:00	0.32 · good	3.36 · good	22.40 · good	good
Wed 12:00	0.32 · good	3.75 · good	22.50 · good	good
Wed 13:00	0.32 · good	3.75 · good	22.60 · good	good
Wed 14:00	0.32 · good	4.00 · good	22.70 · good	good
Wed 15:00	0.32 · good	4.25 · good	22.80 · good	good
Wed 16:00	0.32 · good	4.35 · good	22.80 · good	good
Wed 17:00	0.32 · good	4.15 · good	22.90 · good	good
Wed 18:00	0.32 · good	3.85 · good	22.90 · good	excellent
Wed 19:00	0.32 · good	3.76 · good	22.90 · good	excellent
Wed 20:00	0.34 · good	3.85 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.34 · good	4.10 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.36 · good	4.60 · good	22.70 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.36 · good	5.01 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.38 · high	4.91 · good	22.50 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.38 · high	4.65 · good	22.50 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.40 · high	4.55 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.40 · high	4.46 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.40 · high	4.45 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.42 · high	4.40 · good	22.30 · good	poor
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