MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Sat 06:32 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 09:30. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.2/10

Sat 08:30 (+0530)

Later today

Good · 6.6/10

Sat 17:30 (+0530)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Mon 11:30 (+0530)

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

Score: 6.6/10

Best time: Sat 09:30

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Sat 11:30 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

17:48

Water

30.2°C

Max air

31.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 09:30–17:30 (48% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 09:30 and lasts until 17:30.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Sea temperature (17 hours)
  • Tide/current (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 14:30.

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: Sun 00:30

Sun 00:30, Sun 13:30, Mon 01:30, Mon 14:30, Tue 02:30

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 08:00 – Tue 08:00 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Sun 08:30; 12 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.34m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.74 to 3.8m/s).

Tides range from 0.28m to 0.56m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Sat 09:30 0.32 · good 3.61 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sat 10:30 0.30 · good 3.80 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 11:30 0.30 · good 3.39 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 12:30 0.30 · good 3.03 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 13:30 0.30 · good 1.10 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 14:30 0.30 · good 1.55 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 15:30 0.30 · good 2.78 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 16:30 0.30 · good 2.57 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 17:30 0.30 · good 1.43 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 18:30 0.30 · good 0.74 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 19:30 0.30 · good 1.36 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 20:30 0.30 · good 1.77 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:30 0.30 · good 1.31 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:30 0.32 · good 1.92 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:30 0.32 · good 2.37 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 00:30 0.32 · good 1.59 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:30 0.32 · good 2.11 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:30 0.32 · good 2.30 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:30 0.32 · good 1.63 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:30 0.34 · good 1.42 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:30 0.34 · good 1.85 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 06:30 0.34 · good 2.06 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sun 07:30 0.32 · good 2.15 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sun 08:30 0.32 · good 1.29 · good 30.20 · good Good
Sun 09:30 0.32 · good 1.66 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 10:30 0.34 · good 1.30 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sun 11:30 0.34 · good 1.56 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 12:30 0.34 · good 2.54 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 13:30 0.34 · good 3.57 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 14:30 0.34 · good 2.18 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 15:30 0.34 · good 2.26 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 16:30 0.34 · good 1.95 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 17:30 0.34 · good 1.97 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 18:30 0.34 · good 1.56 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:30 0.32 · good 2.16 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:30 0.32 · good 2.26 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:30 0.32 · good 2.13 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 22:30 0.30 · good 1.21 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sun 23:30 0.30 · good 0.89 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:30 0.30 · good 1.70 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 01:30 0.28 · good 0.95 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Mon 02:30 0.28 · good 1.03 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 03:30 0.28 · good 1.01 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 04:30 0.28 · good 1.63 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 05:30 0.28 · good 1.77 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Mon 06:30 0.28 · good 1.74 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 07:30 0.28 · good 1.53 · good 30.30 · good Good
Mon 08:30 0.28 · good 1.66 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 09:30 0.28 · good 1.41 · good 30.40 · good Good
Mon 10:30 0.26 · good 0.82 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 11:30 0.26 · good 1.01 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Mon 12:30 0.26 · good 2.29 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 13:30 0.26 · good 3.09 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 14:30 0.26 · good 1.92 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Mon 15:30 0.26 · good 0.46 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 16:30 0.26 · good 1.60 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 17:30 0.26 · good 2.25 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 18:30 0.26 · good 0.43 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:30 0.26 · good 2.23 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:30 0.26 · good 2.01 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:30 0.26 · good 0.90 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:30 0.26 · good 2.73 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Mon 23:30 0.26 · good 2.07 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 00:30 0.26 · good 1.56 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 01:30 0.26 · good 1.96 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 02:30 0.26 · good 2.28 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 03:30 0.26 · good 2.10 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 04:30 0.26 · good 1.74 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 05:30 0.26 · good 1.42 · good 30.30 · good Poor