MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Sun 14:26 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 15:30. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.5/10

Sun 14:30 (+0530)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Sun 15:30 (+0530)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.5/10

Mon 14:30 (+0530)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Sun 15:30

Main risk: Sea Temperature

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Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:53

Sunset

17:47

Water

30.6°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

32% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 15:30–17:30 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 15:30 and lasts until 17:30.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (49 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 17:30.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Mon 01:30

Mon 01:30, Mon 14:30, Tue 15:30, Wed 03:30

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Sun 15:30; 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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4/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.3m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 3.73 to 7.37m/s).

Tides range from 0.28m to 0.57m; 0 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 15:30 0.42 · high 5.82 · high 30.00 · good Good
Sun 16:30 0.32 · good 4.99 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 17:30 0.30 · good 4.36 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 18:30 0.30 · good 3.73 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 19:30 0.32 · good 5.45 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 20:30 0.38 · high 4.84 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 21:30 0.38 · high 4.91 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 22:30 0.38 · high 5.05 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sun 23:30 0.38 · high 4.74 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Mon 00:30 0.40 · high 4.80 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 01:30 0.40 · high 4.79 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 02:30 0.42 · high 5.34 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 03:30 0.42 · high 5.71 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Mon 04:30 0.42 · high 5.24 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 05:30 0.42 · high 5.47 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Mon 06:30 0.44 · high 5.58 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 07:30 0.46 · high 5.20 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 08:30 0.48 · high 7.14 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 09:30 0.48 · high 7.37 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Mon 10:30 0.48 · high 6.48 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 11:30 0.48 · high 6.60 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 12:30 0.44 · high 6.42 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 13:30 0.42 · high 5.04 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Mon 14:30 0.38 · high 3.95 · good 29.70 · good Good
Mon 15:30 0.38 · high 5.35 · good 29.70 · good Fair
Mon 16:30 0.40 · high 5.12 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Mon 17:30 0.42 · high 6.09 · high 29.90 · good Fair
Mon 18:30 0.44 · high 5.43 · high 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 19:30 0.44 · high 5.24 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 20:30 0.44 · high 5.70 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 21:30 0.46 · high 6.05 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 22:30 0.46 · high 5.81 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 23:30 0.48 · high 5.99 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 00:30 0.50 · high 6.14 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 01:30 0.50 · high 6.15 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 02:30 0.52 · high 6.09 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 03:30 0.52 · high 5.95 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 04:30 0.52 · high 5.86 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 05:30 0.52 · high 5.90 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 06:30 0.56 · high 5.74 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 07:30 0.58 · high 5.07 · good 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 08:30 0.62 · high 6.85 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 09:30 0.60 · high 7.56 · high 29.50 · good Fair
Tue 10:30 0.60 · high 7.22 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 11:30 0.58 · high 7.38 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 12:30 0.56 · high 7.31 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 13:30 0.54 · high 7.54 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 14:30 0.52 · high 7.21 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 15:30 0.50 · high 7.23 · high 29.70 · good Fair
Tue 16:30 0.50 · high 6.87 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 17:30 0.50 · high 5.84 · high 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 18:30 0.50 · high 5.77 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 19:30 0.48 · high 6.21 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 20:30 0.48 · high 6.19 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Tue 21:30 0.52 · high 6.30 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 22:30 0.52 · high 6.58 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Tue 23:30 0.52 · high 6.62 · high 29.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:30 0.54 · high 6.32 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:30 0.54 · high 6.91 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:30 0.56 · high 7.08 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:30 0.56 · high 6.99 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:30 0.56 · high 6.72 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:30 0.56 · high 6.20 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 06:30 0.60 · high 6.00 · high 29.30 · good Fair
Wed 07:30 0.62 · high 6.45 · high 29.30 · good Fair
Wed 08:30 0.66 · high 8.41 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 09:30 0.64 · high 7.43 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 10:30 0.64 · high 7.98 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 11:30 0.62 · high 7.59 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 12:30 0.62 · high 7.92 · high 29.30 · good Fair
Wed 13:30 0.62 · high 8.66 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Wed 14:30 0.62 · high 7.69 · high 29.40 · good Fair