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Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Fri 03:25 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 09:11

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 14:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.3/10

Best time: Fri 14:30

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 09:30 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 15:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.4°C

Max air

35.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

47% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 09:00–12:00 (10% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 09:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Wind (45 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 16:30.

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: Mon 01:00

Fri 10:00, Sat 11:00, Sun 12:00, Mon 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 03:30 – Mon 03:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Fri 09:30; 0 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 0.42m to 0.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 15.9 to 29.8m/s).

Tides range from 0.26m to 0.69m; 0 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
Fri 04:00 0.42 · high 28.70 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.44 · high 25.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.44 · high 24.80 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.44 · high 22.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.42 · high 22.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.42 · high 19.40 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.42 · high 15.90 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.42 · high 18.70 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 12:00 0.42 · high 18.90 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.44 · high 19.20 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.46 · high 21.20 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.48 · high 21.10 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.48 · high 19.80 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.48 · high 21.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.48 · high 20.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.48 · high 21.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.46 · high 21.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.46 · high 21.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.46 · high 21.60 · high 29.30 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.44 · high 22.20 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.44 · high 21.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.46 · high 20.00 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.50 · high 19.70 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.52 · high 29.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.54 · high 28.60 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 28.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.56 · high 28.00 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.56 · high 26.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.54 · high 26.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.54 · high 22.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.54 · high 22.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.56 · high 25.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.56 · high 24.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.38 · high 17.20 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.38 · high 18.50 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 15:00 0.40 · high 18.50 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 16:00 0.42 · high 19.20 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 17:00 0.42 · high 20.30 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.44 · high 20.80 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.44 · high 20.60 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.44 · high 19.60 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.44 · high 18.10 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.46 · high 18.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.46 · high 19.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.48 · high 21.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.48 · high 21.70 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.50 · high 20.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.50 · high 21.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.52 · high 30.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.52 · high 27.60 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.54 · high 28.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.52 · high 24.90 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.50 · high 23.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.48 · high 24.00 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.50 · high 26.10 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.54 · high 27.00 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.56 · high 25.10 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.56 · high 22.80 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.58 · high 24.40 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.58 · high 24.10 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.58 · high 23.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.56 · high 22.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.56 · high 21.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.56 · high 20.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.54 · high 21.30 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.54 · high 21.00 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.54 · high 21.90 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.54 · high 22.00 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.54 · high 22.40 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.54 · high 22.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.52 · high 22.60 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.52 · high 24.60 · high 29.30 · good poor