Gran Canaria Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 15:55 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Gran Canaria has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 5.9/10

Tue 17:00 (WEST)

Later today

Good · 5.5/10

Tue 18:00 (WEST)

Next three days

Good · 7.0/10

Wed 09:00 (WEST)

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

Score: 5.5/10

Best time: Tue 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:50

Sunset

19:58

Water

24.3°C

Max air

31.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

49% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 18:00 (25% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (69 hours)
  • Tide/current (68 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Thu 00:00

Wed 12:00, Thu 00:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 01:00, Fri 13:00

Nearby alternatives in Spain

Tenerife

121 km away

✅ Good

Fuerteventura

153 km away

✅ Good

La Gomera

161 km away

✅ Good

Lanzarote

228 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 17:00 – Thu 17:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.63 around Tue 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 0.4m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.05 to 2.32m/s).

Tides range from -0.94m to 0.62m; 2 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
Mon 17:00 0.40 · high 1.59 · good 24.90 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.40 · high 1.99 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.40 · high 1.27 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 20:00 0.40 · high 1.53 · good 24.90 · good Good
Mon 21:00 0.40 · high 0.56 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.40 · high 0.27 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.40 · high 0.05 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.40 · high 0.05 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.40 · high 0.66 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.40 · high 0.84 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.40 · high 0.28 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.40 · high 0.11 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.40 · high 0.21 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.40 · high 0.28 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.40 · high 0.85 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.40 · high 1.10 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.40 · high 0.96 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.40 · high 1.21 · good 24.30 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.40 · high 1.42 · good 24.40 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.40 · high 2.21 · good 24.50 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.40 · high 2.22 · good 24.50 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.40 · high 2.32 · good 24.60 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.40 · high 2.25 · good 24.60 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.40 · high 1.96 · good 24.70 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.40 · high 1.95 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.40 · high 1.92 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.42 · high 2.00 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 20:00 0.42 · high 1.52 · good 24.80 · good Good
Tue 21:00 0.42 · high 0.57 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.42 · high 0.51 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.42 · high 0.47 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.42 · high 0.59 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.42 · high 0.63 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.42 · high 0.43 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.40 · high 0.51 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.40 · high 0.72 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.40 · high 0.65 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.40 · high 0.56 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.40 · high 0.92 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.40 · high 1.03 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.42 · high 1.48 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.42 · high 1.91 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.44 · high 2.52 · good 24.30 · good Good
Wed 12:00 0.44 · high 2.82 · good 24.40 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.46 · high 3.34 · good 24.50 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.46 · high 3.55 · good 24.50 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.48 · high 3.47 · good 24.50 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.48 · high 3.48 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.48 · high 3.51 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.48 · high 3.51 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.48 · high 3.48 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.48 · high 2.83 · good 24.60 · good Good
Wed 21:00 0.48 · high 2.47 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.48 · high 2.10 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.50 · high 2.12 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.52 · high 1.95 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.54 · high 1.83 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.56 · high 1.75 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.58 · high 1.63 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.60 · high 1.88 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.62 · high 2.51 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.62 · high 2.73 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.64 · high 2.69 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.66 · high 2.55 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.68 · high 2.75 · good 24.20 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.70 · high 2.71 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.72 · high 3.07 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.72 · high 2.02 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.72 · high 1.82 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.72 · high 1.74 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.72 · high 2.12 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.72 · high 1.01 · good 24.50 · good Fair