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Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 07:26

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

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Wed 09:30

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.

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Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.1°C

Max air

35.3°C

Sky

Clear

20% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 04:00–12:00 (32% 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 04:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (50 hours)
  • Darkness (24 hours)
  • Wind (10 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

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 01:30 – Mon 01:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Fri 10:30; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.46m to 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/24 sampled hours (range 4.37 to 6.89m/s).

Tides range from 0.07m to 0.58m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 02:00 0.56 · high 5.70 · high 29.20 · good fair
Fri 03:00 0.56 · high 6.07 · high 29.20 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.54 · high 6.13 · high 29.30 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.50 · high 5.97 · high 29.30 · good fair
Fri 06:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 29.30 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.48 · high 6.07 · high 29.40 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.46 · high 5.05 · good 29.40 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.46 · high 4.41 · good 29.50 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.46 · high 4.41 · good 29.50 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.46 · high 4.37 · good 29.60 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.46 · high 4.64 · good 29.60 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.48 · high 5.56 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.50 · high 5.52 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.52 · high 5.85 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.54 · high 6.17 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.54 · high 6.23 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.56 · high 5.91 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.58 · high 5.91 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.58 · high 6.47 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.60 · high 6.77 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.60 · high 6.88 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.58 · high 6.89 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.58 · high 6.64 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.58 · high 6.37 · high 29.20 · good fair
Sat 02:00 0.60 · high 6.45 · high 29.20 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.60 · high 7.38 · high 29.20 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.58 · high 7.09 · high 29.20 · good fair
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 6.78 · high 29.20 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.52 · high 6.50 · high 29.30 · good fair
Sat 07:00 0.50 · high 6.64 · high 29.30 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.46 · high 6.49 · high 29.30 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.44 · high 6.39 · high 29.40 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.46 · high 6.53 · high 29.40 · good good
Sat 11:00 0.50 · high 6.67 · high 29.50 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.52 · high 6.67 · high 29.50 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.50 · high 6.99 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.50 · high 5.94 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.50 · high 5.69 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.50 · high 6.13 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.52 · high 6.46 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.56 · high 6.79 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.58 · high 6.98 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.62 · high 7.24 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.64 · high 7.78 · high 29.20 · good poor
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