Can you snorkel in Tenerife today?

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

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

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 Tenerife 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.

Tenerife Snorkel Report Today

Spain · Updated Fri 02:23 (WEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Fri 10:00

Tenerife looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 09:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.3/10

Best time: Sat 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 0.9 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:24

Sunset

21:01

Water

23.7°C

Max air

23.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

69% 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

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Sat 08:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sun 07:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sun 20:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (64 hours)
Tide/current (64 hours)
Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 16:00.

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: Sat 23:00

Fri 22:00, Sat 10:00, Sat 23:00, Sun 11:00, Sun 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Spain

La Gomera

52 km away

❌ Poor

La Palma

119 km away

⚠️ Fair

Gran Canaria

121 km away

⚠️ Fair

Fuerteventura

252 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 09:00 – Thu 09:00 (WEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Mon 10:00; 6 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 0.72m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 3.0 to 7.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.8m to 0.48m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 20:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 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
Mon 09:00	0.88 · high	3.00 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.88 · high	5.60 · high	22.70 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.86 · high	6.60 · high	22.80 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.86 · high	7.70 · high	22.80 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.86 · high	7.70 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.84 · high	7.20 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.84 · high	7.60 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.82 · high	7.80 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.82 · high	7.50 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.80 · high	6.80 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Mon 19:00	0.80 · high	5.30 · good	23.10 · good	fair
Mon 20:00	0.78 · high	6.00 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Mon 21:00	0.78 · high	6.40 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.78 · high	4.80 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.76 · high	4.60 · good	22.90 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.76 · high	4.80 · good	22.90 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.76 · high	4.80 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.76 · high	4.40 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.76 · high	4.90 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.74 · high	5.40 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 05:00	0.74 · high	4.70 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 06:00	0.72 · high	4.10 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Tue 07:00	0.72 · high	5.00 · good	22.90 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	0.72 · high	7.70 · high	22.90 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	0.72 · high	6.70 · high	23.00 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	0.72 · high	7.60 · high	23.10 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	0.72 · high	8.10 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	0.72 · high	9.00 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	0.70 · high	9.60 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	0.68 · high	10.60 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	0.66 · high	9.70 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.64 · high	8.40 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.64 · high	7.70 · high	23.60 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.62 · high	7.10 · high	23.60 · good	fair
Tue 19:00	0.60 · high	7.10 · high	23.60 · good	fair
Tue 20:00	0.60 · high	8.10 · high	23.60 · good	fair
Tue 21:00	0.58 · high	6.30 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.58 · high	6.00 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.58 · high	5.40 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.58 · high	5.20 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.58 · high	5.40 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.58 · high	5.80 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.58 · high	5.80 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.58 · high	5.60 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	0.58 · high	5.40 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.58 · high	5.70 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.58 · high	5.30 · good	23.30 · good	fair
Wed 08:00	0.58 · high	7.40 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Wed 09:00	0.58 · high	8.20 · high	23.50 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.58 · high	8.00 · high	23.60 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.56 · high	8.40 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.56 · high	9.00 · high	23.70 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.56 · high	9.70 · high	23.80 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.56 · high	9.30 · high	23.90 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.56 · high	9.30 · high	23.90 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.56 · high	9.30 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.54 · high	9.30 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	0.54 · high	7.90 · high	24.00 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	0.54 · high	6.30 · high	24.00 · good	good
Wed 20:00	0.52 · high	5.80 · high	23.90 · good	good
Wed 21:00	0.52 · high	5.00 · good	23.90 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.52 · high	3.70 · good	23.80 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.52 · high	3.80 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.52 · high	3.90 · good	23.70 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.54 · high	3.00 · good	23.60 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.54 · high	2.30 · good	23.60 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.56 · high	2.00 · good	23.60 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.56 · high	0.90 · good	23.50 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.58 · high	1.00 · good	23.50 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.58 · high	1.20 · good	23.50 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.60 · high	1.70 · good	23.50 · good	good
Thu 08:00	0.70 · high	0.87 · good	23.70 · good	fair