Can you snorkel in Pigeon Island today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Pigeon Island starts Wed 01:00. Around 33% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Pigeon Island?

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 Pigeon Island 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.

Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Tue 04:14 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 04:35

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 06:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Wed 06:30

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.0°C

Max air

35.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

84% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 01:00 (33% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 01:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (52 hours)
Darkness (25 hours)
Wind (12 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 18:30.

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: Thu 23:00

Wed 08:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:30 – Tue 22:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Sun 06:30; 7 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 0.58m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.48 to 8.7m/s).

Tides range from 0.08m to 0.63m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 good 🌟 Good

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 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 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
Sat 23:00	0.64 · high	8.23 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.66 · high	7.78 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.66 · high	7.23 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 02:00	0.66 · high	7.71 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 03:00	0.66 · high	8.03 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Sun 04:00	0.64 · high	8.28 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.64 · high	8.70 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.62 · high	8.66 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.60 · high	8.32 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.66 · high	8.05 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.66 · high	8.21 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	0.64 · high	8.02 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.64 · high	7.94 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.62 · high	7.25 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.60 · high	6.80 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.60 · high	6.61 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.58 · high	6.48 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.58 · high	6.90 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.58 · high	6.79 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.58 · high	7.07 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.60 · high	7.11 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.62 · high	7.09 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.64 · high	6.90 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.64 · high	6.94 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.64 · high	6.98 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.64 · high	7.09 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.64 · high	7.36 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Mon 02:00	0.66 · high	7.16 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Mon 03:00	0.66 · high	7.36 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.64 · high	7.41 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.60 · high	7.68 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.58 · high	7.50 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.56 · high	7.45 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.56 · high	7.67 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.54 · high	7.63 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.52 · high	8.20 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.52 · high	6.29 · high	29.60 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.50 · high	7.21 · high	29.60 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.52 · high	6.28 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.52 · high	6.19 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.54 · high	6.28 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.56 · high	6.66 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.58 · high	6.75 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.60 · high	7.02 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.62 · high	7.28 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.64 · high	7.59 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.66 · high	7.71 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.66 · high	7.63 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.68 · high	7.54 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.68 · high	7.38 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.68 · high	7.15 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Tue 02:00	0.66 · high	7.19 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Tue 03:00	0.66 · high	7.49 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Tue 04:00	0.64 · high	7.32 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Tue 05:00	0.60 · high	7.36 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.58 · high	7.41 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.58 · high	7.28 · high	29.30 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.58 · high	7.11 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.58 · high	7.07 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.58 · high	7.13 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.60 · high	7.40 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.60 · high	7.27 · high	29.50 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.62 · high	6.56 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	0.62 · high	6.79 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	0.64 · high	6.92 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.66 · high	7.27 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.68 · high	7.61 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.70 · high	7.71 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.70 · high	7.82 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.72 · high	7.82 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.72 · high	7.89 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.72 · high	7.80 · high	29.10 · good	poor