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La Palma Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 04:15 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 15:55

La Palma looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 09:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Wed 09:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:26

Sunset

21:08

Water

25.2°C

Max air

28.4°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

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 08:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 07:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 17:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (61 hours)
  • Tide/current (61 hours)
  • Darkness (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 06:00.

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: Wed 07:00

Tue 18:00, Wed 07:00, Wed 19:00, Thu 08:00

Nearby alternatives in Spain

La Gomera

91 km away

⚠️ Fair

Tenerife

119 km away

✅ Good

Gran Canaria

240 km away

⚠️ Fair

Fuerteventura

364 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.62 around Tue 15:00; 14 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 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.96 to 3.57m/s).

Tides range from -1.18m to 0.88m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 14:00 0.58 · high 3.43 · good 24.60 · good good
Tue 15:00 0.58 · high 3.50 · good 24.70 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.58 · high 3.51 · good 24.70 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.56 · high 3.57 · good 24.80 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.56 · high 3.42 · good 24.80 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.56 · high 3.08 · good 24.80 · good fair
Tue 20:00 0.56 · high 2.95 · good 24.80 · good good
Tue 21:00 0.56 · high 2.97 · good 24.80 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.56 · high 3.15 · good 24.70 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.58 · high 3.19 · good 24.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.58 · high 3.10 · good 24.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.58 · high 2.87 · good 24.60 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.58 · high 2.69 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.58 · high 2.51 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.58 · high 2.45 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.60 · high 2.66 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.60 · high 2.60 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.58 · high 1.96 · good 24.40 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.58 · high 2.55 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 09:00 0.58 · high 2.63 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 10:00 0.58 · high 2.76 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 11:00 0.58 · high 2.97 · good 24.60 · good good
Wed 12:00 0.58 · high 3.00 · good 24.60 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.58 · high 2.75 · good 24.70 · good good
Wed 14:00 0.58 · high 2.62 · good 24.80 · good good
Wed 15:00 0.58 · high 2.73 · good 24.80 · good good
Wed 16:00 0.58 · high 2.73 · good 24.90 · good good
Wed 17:00 0.58 · high 2.65 · good 24.90 · good good
Wed 18:00 0.58 · high 2.52 · good 25.00 · good good
Wed 19:00 0.58 · high 2.61 · good 25.00 · good fair
Wed 20:00 0.58 · high 2.80 · good 24.90 · good fair
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 3.30 · good 24.90 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.60 · high 3.12 · good 24.90 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.60 · high 3.32 · good 24.80 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.62 · high 3.22 · good 24.80 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.62 · high 3.16 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.62 · high 3.00 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.62 · high 3.06 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.62 · high 2.85 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.60 · high 2.85 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.60 · high 2.86 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.60 · high 3.05 · good 24.60 · good fair
Thu 08:00 0.60 · high 3.11 · good 24.60 · good fair
Thu 09:00 0.60 · high 3.16 · good 24.60 · good good
Thu 10:00 0.60 · high 3.32 · good 24.60 · good fair
Thu 11:00 0.60 · high 3.35 · good 24.70 · good fair
Thu 12:00 0.60 · high 3.56 · good 24.70 · good fair
Thu 13:00 0.60 · high 3.73 · good 24.80 · good good
Thu 14:00 0.62 · high 4.01 · good 24.90 · good good
Thu 15:00 0.62 · high 4.07 · good 24.90 · good fair
Thu 16:00 0.62 · high 4.03 · good 25.00 · good fair
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 3.87 · good 25.10 · good fair
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 3.69 · good 25.10 · good fair
Thu 19:00 0.64 · high 3.56 · good 25.10 · good fair
Thu 20:00 0.64 · high 3.59 · good 25.10 · good fair
Thu 21:00 0.64 · high 3.81 · good 25.10 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.64 · high 4.00 · good 25.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.66 · high 3.78 · good 25.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.66 · high 3.74 · good 24.90 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.66 · high 3.90 · good 24.90 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.66 · high 3.79 · good 24.80 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.66 · high 3.69 · good 24.80 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.66 · high 3.51 · good 24.80 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.66 · high 3.52 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.66 · high 3.31 · good 24.70 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.68 · high 3.42 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.68 · high 3.86 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.70 · high 4.12 · good 24.70 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.70 · high 4.22 · good 24.80 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.72 · high 4.29 · good 24.80 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.72 · high 4.38 · good 24.80 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.72 · high 4.32 · good 24.90 · good fair