Can you snorkel in Lanzarote today?

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

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

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 Lanzarote 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.

Lanzarote Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 04:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 23:11

Lanzarote looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.1/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:08

Sunset

20:52

Water

23.4°C

Max air

27.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

39% 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 15:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 14:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 08:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (53 hours)
Wind (53 hours)
Tide/current (53 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

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

Fuerteventura

83 km away

❌ Poor

Gran Canaria

228 km away

❌ Poor

Tenerife

310 km away

✅ Good

La Gomera

362 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Sun 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 0.38m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 2.87 to 5.82m/s).

Tides range from -1.19m to 0.78m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 good 🌟 Good

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 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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 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
Sat 22:00	0.38 · high	3.98 · good	24.50 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.40 · high	3.92 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.40 · high	3.88 · good	24.40 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.40 · high	3.78 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.40 · high	3.36 · good	24.30 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.40 · high	3.08 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.40 · high	2.89 · good	24.20 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.42 · high	2.87 · good	24.10 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.42 · high	3.07 · good	24.10 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.42 · high	3.51 · good	24.10 · good	good
Sun 08:00	0.40 · high	3.62 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.40 · high	3.70 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.40 · high	4.10 · good	23.90 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.38 · high	4.27 · good	23.90 · good	good
Sun 12:00	0.38 · high	4.47 · good	24.00 · good	good
Sun 13:00	0.40 · high	4.86 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Sun 14:00	0.40 · high	5.45 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.42 · high	5.82 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.44 · high	5.82 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.46 · high	5.66 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.48 · high	5.40 · good	24.10 · good	good
Sun 19:00	0.48 · high	4.90 · good	24.10 · good	fair
Sun 20:00	0.48 · high	4.37 · good	24.00 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.48 · high	4.06 · good	24.00 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.46 · high	4.14 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.44 · high	3.52 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.42 · high	3.40 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.42 · high	3.27 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.40 · high	3.15 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.40 · high	3.06 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.38 · high	2.95 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	0.38 · high	2.88 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	0.36 · good	2.21 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	0.36 · good	2.48 · good	23.70 · good	good
Mon 08:00	0.34 · good	2.79 · good	23.70 · good	good
Mon 09:00	0.34 · good	2.93 · good	23.80 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.34 · good	3.08 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.32 · good	3.29 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.32 · good	3.78 · good	23.90 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.36 · good	4.11 · good	23.90 · good	good
Mon 14:00	0.38 · high	4.62 · good	23.90 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.42 · high	5.02 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.44 · high	5.26 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.48 · high	5.48 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Mon 18:00	0.50 · high	5.54 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.50 · high	5.22 · good	24.00 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.50 · high	5.10 · good	24.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.50 · high	4.97 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.50 · high	4.73 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.48 · high	4.49 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.48 · high	4.09 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.46 · high	3.98 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.44 · high	3.50 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.42 · high	3.23 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.40 · high	3.03 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.40 · high	3.16 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.38 · high	2.94 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.38 · high	3.76 · good	23.70 · good	good
Tue 08:00	0.38 · high	4.13 · good	23.80 · good	good
Tue 09:00	0.38 · high	4.51 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.40 · high	4.67 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.42 · high	5.06 · good	23.80 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.44 · high	5.48 · high	23.90 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.48 · high	5.59 · high	23.90 · good	good
Tue 14:00	0.52 · high	5.84 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.56 · high	5.85 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	0.60 · high	5.91 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Tue 17:00	0.62 · high	6.10 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Tue 18:00	0.66 · high	6.04 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	0.68 · high	6.04 · high	24.10 · good	fair
Tue 20:00	0.68 · high	5.55 · high	24.00 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.70 · high	5.33 · good	24.00 · good	poor