# Medes Islands snorkeling forecast

Medes Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 11:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

- Location: Medes Islands, Spain
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T10:20:44.131311+02:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.0/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 3%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T09:14:46.365608+02:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/spain/medes-islands/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 21.3 °C (70.3 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 20.1 °C (68.2 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.2 °C (+2.2 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.6023203703703702 | yes | 0.58 | 2.33 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.5597833333333332 | yes | 0.6 | 2.97 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.5295333333333333 | no | 0.6 | 3.24 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.45687592592592585 | no | 0.62 | 3.14 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.46032407407407405 | no | 0.64 | 2.26 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.4478240740740741 | no | 0.66 | 2.38 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.46171296296296294 | no | 0.68 | 1.36 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.42328703703703696 | no | 0.68 | 3.02 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00 | fair | 0.41935185185185186 | no | 0.7 | 2.77 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 1.04 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.7 | 2.0 | 21.4 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.72 | 1.63 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.72 | 1.2 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.74 | 0.5 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.76 | 1.04 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.78 | 2.21 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.84 | 2.22 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.92 | 1.58 | 21.3 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.06 | 2.33 | 21.2 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 2.82 | 21.2 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.24 | 3.03 | 21.2 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.3411962962962963 | no | 1.26 | 3.4 | 21.2 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.33984999999999993 | no | 1.3 | 3.51 | 21.2 |

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