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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 Thu 00:10

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 11:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.3/10

Best time: Thu 11:30

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Thu 13:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.3°C

Max air

35.7°C

Sky

Clear

10% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 06:00–12:00 (21% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 06:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (33 hours)
  • Darkness (18 hours)
  • Wind (6 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

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

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 18:30 – Fri 18:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Wed 07:30; 3 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 0.52m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 20.7 to 30.2m/s).

Tides range from 0.27m to 0.79m; 2 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 19:00 0.54 · high 24.10 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.54 · high 24.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.54 · high 22.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.54 · high 22.80 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.52 · high 22.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.52 · high 22.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.52 · high 21.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.52 · high 20.70 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 03:00 0.52 · high 22.30 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 04:00 0.54 · high 23.40 · high 29.40 · good fair
Wed 05:00 0.56 · high 26.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.58 · high 28.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.60 · high 29.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.62 · high 30.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.64 · high 29.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.64 · high 29.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.66 · high 29.10 · high 29.50 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.66 · high 27.90 · high 29.50 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.66 · high 25.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.64 · high 24.40 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.64 · high 23.40 · high 29.40 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.64 · high 23.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.62 · high 23.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.62 · high 24.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.62 · high 24.70 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.60 · high 25.20 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.60 · high 24.90 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.60 · high 25.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.60 · high 24.00 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.60 · high 22.90 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.60 · high 22.50 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.58 · high 24.20 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.58 · high 27.80 · high 29.20 · good fair
Thu 04:00 0.58 · high 28.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.58 · high 28.70 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.58 · high 28.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.60 · high 28.00 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.62 · high 30.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.64 · high 28.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.62 · high 27.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.60 · high 27.70 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.58 · high 24.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.56 · high 22.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.56 · high 22.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.54 · high 21.80 · high 29.40 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.54 · high 21.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.56 · high 22.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.56 · high 23.20 · high 29.30 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.56 · high 24.00 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.54 · high 24.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.54 · high 23.20 · high 29.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.54 · high 22.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.52 · high 22.50 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.52 · high 23.10 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.52 · high 21.70 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.50 · high 22.40 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.50 · high 24.90 · high 29.10 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.54 · high 27.30 · high 29.10 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.58 · high 30.70 · high 29.20 · good fair
Fri 06:00 0.62 · high 30.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.64 · high 32.10 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.68 · high 31.00 · high 29.20 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.70 · high 31.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.70 · high 30.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.74 · high 30.90 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.72 · high 30.20 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.72 · high 29.90 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.70 · high 25.80 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.70 · high 26.50 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.70 · high 25.60 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.72 · high 26.90 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.72 · high 27.10 · high 29.50 · good poor