Playa de Maro Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Tue 14:34 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Playa de Maro has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 15:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.7/10

Tue 14:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Tue 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.5/10

Wed 09:00 (CEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Tue 15:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.4 m/s.

Later today looks usable around Tue 15:00. Check boat availability.

Local beach intelligence

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Sunrise

08:14

Sunset

19:51

Water

23.3°C

Max air

25.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 15:00–19:00 (34% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 15:00 and lasts until 19:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (41 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (21 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 24/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 13:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Wed 01:00

Wed 01:00, Wed 13:00, Thu 01:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 02:00

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Nearby snorkel spot map

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Forecast spot map

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 14:00 – Wed 14:00 (CEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.85 around Mon 11:00; 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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17/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.18m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.3 to 1.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.65m to -0.32m; 1 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 14:00 0.48 · high 1.82 · good 23.70 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.46 · high 1.82 · good 23.80 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.44 · high 1.65 · good 24.00 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.42 · high 1.90 · good 24.10 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.42 · high 1.33 · good 24.20 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.40 · high 1.02 · good 24.30 · good Excellent
Sun 20:00 0.40 · high 0.64 · good 24.30 · good Excellent
Sun 21:00 0.36 · good 0.36 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.36 · good 0.54 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.34 · good 0.45 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.32 · good 0.30 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.32 · good 0.32 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.30 · good 0.71 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.28 · good 0.86 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.26 · good 0.98 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.24 · good 0.94 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.24 · good 1.02 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.22 · good 0.91 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.22 · good 0.91 · good 23.40 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.22 · good 0.82 · good 23.50 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.20 · good 0.85 · good 23.50 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.20 · good 0.51 · good 23.60 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.18 · good 1.14 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.18 · good 1.50 · good 24.00 · good Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.16 · good 1.60 · good 24.10 · good Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.16 · good 1.71 · good 24.20 · good Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.14 · good 1.55 · good 24.30 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.14 · good 1.61 · good 24.40 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.14 · good 1.00 · good 24.50 · good Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.12 · good 0.28 · good 24.60 · good Excellent
Mon 20:00 0.12 · good 0.95 · good 24.60 · good Excellent
Mon 21:00 0.12 · good 1.10 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.14 · good 0.45 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.14 · good 0.50 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.14 · good 0.72 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.14 · good 1.22 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.14 · good 0.86 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.14 · good 0.92 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.12 · good 0.78 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.12 · good 0.71 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.12 · good 0.41 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.12 · good 0.36 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.12 · good 0.63 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.12 · good 0.58 · good 23.80 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.10 · good 0.50 · good 23.80 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.10 · good 0.41 · good 23.90 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.10 · good 1.10 · good 24.00 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.10 · good 1.46 · good 24.00 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.10 · good 1.66 · good 24.10 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.10 · good 1.84 · good 24.20 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.10 · good 1.91 · good 24.30 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.10 · good 2.30 · good 24.40 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.10 · good 2.59 · good 24.50 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.08 · good 2.37 · good 24.60 · good Excellent
Tue 20:00 0.08 · good 1.57 · good 24.60 · good Excellent
Tue 21:00 0.08 · good 1.04 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.10 · good 0.22 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.10 · good 0.63 · good 24.30 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.14 · good 1.21 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.20 · good 1.71 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.24 · good 2.12 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.36 · good 2.31 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.46 · high 2.30 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.58 · high 2.41 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.66 · high 2.45 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.74 · high 2.38 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.82 · high 2.28 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.92 · high 2.13 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 1.04 · high 2.43 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.14 · high 3.71 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 1.24 · high 5.41 · high 23.20 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.94 · high 6.26 · high 22.70 · good Fair