Lanzarote Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 04:14 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 09:14

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

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.3 m/s.

Sunrise

07:09

Sunset

20:51

Water

23.3°C

Max air

27.0°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

53% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

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
  • Thu 16:00 — Fair (0.39) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (43 hours)
  • Wind (43 hours)
  • Tide/current (43 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 05:00.

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

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (WEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.72 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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3/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.44m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 2.33 to 12.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.94m to 0.66m; 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
Mon 08:00 0.42 · high 12.00 · high 23.90 · good fair
Mon 09:00 0.42 · high 11.30 · high 24.00 · good fair
Mon 10:00 0.42 · high 3.64 · good 24.20 · good good
Mon 11:00 0.42 · high 3.70 · good 24.30 · good good
Mon 12:00 0.42 · high 3.67 · good 24.40 · good good
Mon 13:00 0.42 · high 3.59 · good 24.50 · good good
Mon 14:00 0.42 · high 3.71 · good 24.60 · good good
Mon 15:00 0.42 · high 4.19 · good 24.70 · good good
Mon 16:00 0.42 · high 4.65 · good 24.80 · good good
Mon 17:00 0.44 · high 4.55 · good 24.90 · good good
Mon 18:00 0.44 · high 4.62 · good 24.90 · good good
Mon 19:00 0.44 · high 4.30 · good 24.90 · good good
Mon 20:00 0.42 · high 4.23 · good 24.80 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.42 · high 3.78 · good 24.60 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.42 · high 3.13 · good 24.50 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.40 · high 2.59 · good 24.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.40 · high 2.56 · good 24.30 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.40 · high 2.60 · good 24.20 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.38 · high 2.33 · good 24.20 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.38 · high 2.86 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.38 · high 3.15 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.36 · good 2.66 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.36 · good 2.64 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.36 · good 3.07 · good 24.20 · good excellent
Tue 08:00 0.36 · good 2.93 · good 24.30 · good good
Tue 09:00 0.36 · good 2.90 · good 24.40 · good good
Tue 10:00 0.36 · good 2.35 · good 24.50 · good good
Tue 11:00 0.34 · good 2.82 · good 24.60 · good good
Tue 12:00 0.34 · good 2.81 · good 24.70 · good good
Tue 13:00 0.34 · good 3.04 · good 24.80 · good good
Tue 14:00 0.34 · good 3.31 · good 24.90 · good good
Tue 15:00 0.34 · good 3.57 · good 25.00 · good good
Tue 16:00 0.36 · good 3.83 · good 25.10 · good good
Tue 17:00 0.36 · good 4.05 · good 25.20 · good good
Tue 18:00 0.38 · high 3.50 · good 25.20 · good good
Tue 19:00 0.38 · high 3.57 · good 25.10 · good good
Tue 20:00 0.38 · high 3.45 · good 25.00 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.38 · high 3.54 · good 24.90 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.36 · good 3.23 · good 24.80 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.34 · good 3.22 · good 24.70 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.32 · good 3.10 · good 24.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.30 · good 2.96 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.30 · good 3.02 · good 24.50 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.28 · good 2.77 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.28 · good 2.51 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.28 · good 2.17 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.28 · good 2.34 · good 24.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.28 · good 2.89 · good 24.50 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.30 · good 2.53 · good 24.60 · good excellent
Wed 09:00 0.30 · good 2.36 · good 24.70 · good good
Wed 10:00 0.30 · good 2.21 · good 24.80 · good good
Wed 11:00 0.30 · good 2.55 · good 24.90 · good good
Wed 12:00 0.30 · good 2.65 · good 25.00 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.30 · good 2.69 · good 25.10 · good good
Wed 14:00 0.30 · good 3.00 · good 25.20 · good good
Wed 15:00 0.30 · good 3.38 · good 25.30 · good excellent
Wed 16:00 0.32 · good 3.52 · good 25.40 · good good
Wed 17:00 0.32 · good 3.66 · good 25.50 · good good
Wed 18:00 0.34 · good 3.18 · good 25.50 · good excellent
Wed 19:00 0.34 · good 3.16 · good 25.40 · good excellent
Wed 20:00 0.34 · good 3.33 · good 25.30 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.34 · good 3.26 · good 25.20 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.34 · good 3.22 · good 25.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.34 · good 3.28 · good 24.90 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.34 · good 3.05 · good 24.80 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.34 · good 3.01 · good 24.80 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.34 · good 2.91 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.34 · good 2.72 · good 24.70 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.34 · good 2.68 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.34 · good 2.53 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.34 · good 2.84 · good 24.60 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.34 · good 3.69 · good 24.70 · good good