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Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Sat 05:03 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 12:13

Pigeon Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 16:30, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.8/10

Best time: Sun 16:30

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 16:30 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

18:28

Water

28.9°C

Max air

35.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 11:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sun 07:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Sun 12:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (46 hours)
  • Wind (40 hours)
  • Darkness (24 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:30.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 06:30 – Mon 06:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Fri 17:30; 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 0.48m to 0.6m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 1/24 sampled hours (range 5.37 to 7.56m/s).

Tides range from 0.18m to 0.77m; 2 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 07:00 0.60 · high 7.56 · high 28.90 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.58 · high 7.13 · high 28.90 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.54 · high 6.95 · high 29.00 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.54 · high 6.84 · high 29.00 · good fair
Fri 11:00 0.52 · high 6.22 · high 29.10 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.52 · high 6.79 · high 29.10 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.50 · high 5.80 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.50 · high 6.01 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.48 · high 5.55 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.48 · high 5.37 · good 29.00 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.48 · high 5.63 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.48 · high 6.24 · high 28.90 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.50 · high 6.66 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.54 · high 7.03 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.56 · high 7.09 · high 28.80 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.56 · high 7.08 · high 28.70 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.58 · high 6.93 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.58 · high 6.77 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.58 · high 6.44 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sat 02:00 0.60 · high 6.55 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sat 03:00 0.60 · high 7.20 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sat 04:00 0.56 · high 6.92 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 6.56 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sat 06:00 0.58 · high 7.54 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sat 07:00 0.56 · high 6.85 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sat 08:00 0.54 · high 6.40 · high 28.90 · good fair
Sat 09:00 0.52 · high 6.44 · high 28.90 · good fair
Sat 10:00 0.50 · high 6.08 · high 29.00 · good fair
Sat 11:00 0.50 · high 5.64 · high 29.10 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.48 · high 5.60 · high 29.10 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.46 · high 5.44 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.44 · high 4.80 · good 29.00 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.42 · high 4.68 · good 29.00 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.42 · high 5.15 · good 29.00 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.44 · high 5.91 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.44 · high 6.29 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.46 · high 6.54 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.46 · high 6.25 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.48 · high 6.22 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.50 · high 6.25 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.52 · high 6.39 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.54 · high 6.41 · high 28.70 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.56 · high 6.16 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sun 02:00 0.56 · high 6.04 · high 28.70 · good fair
Sun 03:00 0.58 · high 7.52 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sun 04:00 0.56 · high 7.09 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sun 05:00 0.54 · high 7.20 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sun 06:00 0.52 · high 6.80 · high 28.80 · good fair
Sun 07:00 0.50 · high 6.46 · high 28.90 · good fair
Sun 08:00 0.50 · high 6.06 · high 28.90 · good fair
Sun 09:00 0.48 · high 5.90 · high 29.00 · good fair
Sun 10:00 0.46 · high 6.10 · high 29.00 · good fair
Sun 11:00 0.46 · high 5.27 · good 29.10 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.44 · high 6.38 · high 29.10 · good fair
Sun 13:00 0.44 · high 5.59 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.46 · high 5.77 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.46 · high 5.30 · good 29.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.46 · high 5.49 · high 29.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.48 · high 5.25 · good 29.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.48 · high 5.77 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.48 · high 6.15 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.48 · high 6.19 · high 28.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.48 · high 6.25 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.50 · high 6.13 · high 28.80 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.50 · high 6.19 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.52 · high 6.05 · high 28.80 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.54 · high 5.78 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 02:00 0.56 · high 5.87 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 03:00 0.58 · high 7.81 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 04:00 0.60 · high 8.05 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 05:00 0.62 · high 7.95 · high 28.80 · good fair
Mon 06:00 0.64 · high 7.60 · high 28.90 · good poor