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 17:32

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Fri 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 0.9 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:24

Sunset

21:01

Water

24.1°C

Max air

21.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

79% 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 (57 hours)
Tide/current (57 hours)
Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 16:00 – Mon 16:00 (WEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.17 around Sat 14:00; 0 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 0.66m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 3.5 to 10.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.75m to 0.36m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 20:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 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
Fri 16:00	0.72 · high	10.00 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.70 · high	10.50 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.70 · high	10.00 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.70 · high	9.10 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.70 · high	7.30 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.70 · high	5.80 · high	22.40 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.70 · high	4.80 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.72 · high	4.30 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.72 · high	3.50 · good	22.30 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.72 · high	3.70 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.72 · high	3.70 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.72 · high	3.90 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.72 · high	4.40 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.70 · high	5.20 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.70 · high	4.80 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.68 · high	5.20 · good	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	0.68 · high	5.90 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	0.66 · high	6.80 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	0.66 · high	7.50 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	0.66 · high	7.80 · high	22.20 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	0.66 · high	7.70 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	0.66 · high	6.80 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.66 · high	8.00 · high	22.50 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	0.66 · high	8.30 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	0.68 · high	8.80 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	0.70 · high	8.70 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.72 · high	7.50 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.76 · high	6.80 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.78 · high	4.90 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.82 · high	2.90 · good	22.50 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.84 · high	3.00 · good	22.50 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.88 · high	2.30 · good	22.50 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.90 · high	1.10 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.92 · high	0.60 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.94 · high	0.60 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.96 · high	0.90 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.98 · high	0.90 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.98 · high	0.90 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	1.00 · high	0.90 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	1.02 · high	0.70 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	1.02 · high	1.80 · good	22.40 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	1.04 · high	2.70 · good	22.40 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	1.06 · high	3.50 · good	22.50 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	1.06 · high	5.40 · good	22.50 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	1.08 · high	4.30 · good	22.50 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	1.10 · high	5.40 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	1.10 · high	5.50 · high	22.60 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	1.12 · high	2.80 · good	22.70 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	1.14 · high	0.80 · good	22.80 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	1.14 · high	2.00 · good	22.80 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	1.16 · high	2.60 · good	22.90 · good	fair
Sun 19:00	1.18 · high	1.40 · good	22.90 · good	fair
Sun 20:00	1.22 · high	1.10 · good	22.80 · good	fair
Sun 21:00	1.24 · high	2.50 · good	22.80 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	1.26 · high	3.30 · good	22.70 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	1.26 · high	3.50 · good	22.70 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	1.28 · high	3.10 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	1.28 · high	1.80 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	1.28 · high	1.90 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	1.28 · high	1.90 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	1.28 · high	1.70 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 05:00	1.28 · high	2.30 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 06:00	1.28 · high	2.60 · good	22.60 · good	poor
Mon 07:00	1.30 · high	3.60 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	1.30 · high	3.30 · good	22.60 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	1.32 · high	3.40 · good	22.70 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	1.34 · high	3.30 · good	22.70 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	1.34 · high	2.90 · good	22.80 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	1.36 · high	2.80 · good	22.80 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	1.36 · high	2.20 · good	22.90 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	1.38 · high	3.40 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.38 · high	4.20 · good	23.10 · good	poor