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Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Tue 04:14 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 14:57

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 15:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.3/10

Best time: Wed 15:30

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.5°C

Max air

30.5°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

44% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 10:00–12:00 (24% 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 10:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (42 hours)
  • Darkness (24 hours)
  • Tide/current (8 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

Thu 09:00, Thu 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:30 – Thu 08:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Tue 07:30; 10 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 0.56m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.52 to 28.1m/s).

Tides range from 0.24m to 0.68m; 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
Mon 09:00 0.62 · high 28.10 · high 29.00 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.62 · high 7.38 · high 29.30 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.62 · high 7.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.62 · high 7.44 · high 29.40 · good fair
Mon 13:00 0.62 · high 6.79 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.62 · high 6.45 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.62 · high 6.24 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.62 · high 6.26 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.64 · high 6.34 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.64 · high 6.54 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.62 · high 6.72 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.60 · high 6.79 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.58 · high 6.06 · high 29.10 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.58 · high 5.93 · high 29.10 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.56 · high 6.11 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.56 · high 6.03 · high 29.00 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.56 · high 5.69 · high 29.00 · good fair
Tue 02:00 0.56 · high 5.52 · high 29.00 · good fair
Tue 03:00 0.56 · high 7.39 · high 29.00 · good fair
Tue 04:00 0.56 · high 8.10 · high 29.10 · good fair
Tue 05:00 0.58 · high 8.21 · high 29.10 · good fair
Tue 06:00 0.58 · high 7.78 · high 29.10 · good fair
Tue 07:00 0.58 · high 7.65 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 08:00 0.58 · high 7.87 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 09:00 0.58 · high 8.01 · high 29.30 · good fair
Tue 10:00 0.58 · high 7.56 · high 29.30 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.56 · high 7.43 · high 29.40 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.56 · high 6.80 · high 29.40 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.54 · high 6.48 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.54 · high 6.52 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.52 · high 6.38 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.52 · high 6.28 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.54 · high 6.58 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.54 · high 6.91 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.54 · high 7.05 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.54 · high 7.09 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.54 · high 6.52 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.54 · high 5.86 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.52 · high 5.32 · good 29.00 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.52 · high 4.94 · good 29.00 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.52 · high 5.07 · good 29.00 · good fair
Wed 02:00 0.52 · high 5.71 · high 29.00 · good fair
Wed 03:00 0.52 · high 6.62 · high 29.10 · good fair
Wed 04:00 0.52 · high 6.60 · high 29.10 · good fair
Wed 05:00 0.52 · high 6.90 · high 29.10 · good fair
Wed 06:00 0.52 · high 7.08 · high 29.20 · good fair
Wed 07:00 0.52 · high 7.02 · high 29.20 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.52 · high 6.94 · high 29.30 · good fair
Wed 09:00 0.52 · high 7.04 · high 29.30 · good fair
Wed 10:00 0.52 · high 6.93 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 11:00 0.54 · high 7.30 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 12:00 0.54 · high 6.79 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 13:00 0.54 · high 7.04 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.52 · high 5.97 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.52 · high 6.16 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.52 · high 6.23 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.52 · high 6.09 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.52 · high 5.99 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.52 · high 6.86 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.54 · high 7.04 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.54 · high 6.31 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.54 · high 6.21 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.54 · high 6.32 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.54 · high 6.23 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.54 · high 5.70 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 02:00 0.52 · high 5.65 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 6.12 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 04:00 0.50 · high 6.40 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 05:00 0.48 · high 6.82 · high 29.10 · good fair
Thu 06:00 0.46 · high 6.17 · high 29.20 · good good
Thu 07:00 0.44 · high 5.56 · high 29.20 · good good
Thu 08:00 0.44 · high 5.58 · high 29.20 · good good