Can you snorkel in La Palma today?

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

What is the best time of day to snorkel in La Palma?

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 La Palma 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.

La Palma Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 22:02

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.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:26

Sunset

21:08

Water

25.3°C

Max air

22.3°C

Sky

Clear

14% 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

❌ poor 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
Wed 14:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (54 hours)
Tide/current (54 hours)
Darkness (26 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

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

Nearby alternatives in Spain

La Gomera

91 km away

❌ Poor

Tenerife

119 km away

✅ Good

Gran Canaria

240 km away

❌ Poor

Fuerteventura

364 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 21:00 – Wed 21:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.57 around Mon 08:00; 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 0.66m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.85 to 3.75m/s).

Tides range from -1.07m to 0.71m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 20:00 good 🌟 Good

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 20:00 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
Sun 21:00	0.70 · high	2.29 · good	24.60 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.70 · high	2.62 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.70 · high	2.82 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.70 · high	2.75 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.70 · high	2.82 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.72 · high	2.71 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.72 · high	2.26 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.72 · high	1.85 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.70 · high	1.29 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	0.70 · high	0.85 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	0.70 · high	1.33 · good	24.20 · good	good
Mon 08:00	0.70 · high	1.67 · good	24.20 · good	good
Mon 09:00	0.70 · high	2.24 · good	24.20 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.70 · high	2.89 · good	24.30 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.70 · high	3.51 · good	24.30 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.70 · high	3.60 · good	24.30 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	0.68 · high	3.75 · good	24.40 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.68 · high	3.60 · good	24.40 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.66 · high	3.34 · good	24.50 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.66 · high	3.17 · good	24.50 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.66 · high	3.18 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 18:00	0.66 · high	2.92 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.66 · high	2.73 · good	24.60 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.66 · high	2.70 · good	24.50 · good	good
Mon 21:00	0.66 · high	2.71 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.66 · high	2.83 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.66 · high	2.82 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.66 · high	2.58 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.66 · high	2.35 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.66 · high	2.09 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.66 · high	2.03 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.64 · high	1.92 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.64 · high	1.82 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.62 · high	1.91 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.62 · high	1.99 · good	24.20 · good	good
Tue 08:00	0.60 · high	2.08 · good	24.30 · good	good
Tue 09:00	0.60 · high	2.53 · good	24.30 · good	good
Tue 10:00	0.60 · high	2.81 · good	24.30 · good	good
Tue 11:00	0.58 · high	3.07 · good	24.40 · good	good
Tue 12:00	0.58 · high	3.31 · good	24.40 · good	good
Tue 13:00	0.58 · high	3.22 · good	24.50 · good	good
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