Can you snorkel in Pigeon Island today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Pigeon Island starts Tue 11:00 and lasts until 12:00. Around 29% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Pigeon Island?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Pigeon Island so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

Sri Lanka · Updated Tue 04:14 (+0530) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 15:26

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 16:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Tue 16:30

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 16:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.3°C

Max air

35.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

73% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Tue 11:00–12:00 (29% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Tue 11:00 until 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (66 hours)
Darkness (36 hours)
Wind (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Thu 23:00

Wed 08:00, Thu 09:00, Thu 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa

312 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 09:30 – Sat 09:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Thu 13:30; 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 0.52m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.34 to 7.52m/s).

Tides range from 0.12m to 0.77m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 10:00	0.66 · high	7.41 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	0.66 · high	7.21 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.66 · high	6.96 · high	29.40 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.64 · high	7.07 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.64 · high	6.81 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.62 · high	6.94 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.62 · high	7.36 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.62 · high	7.52 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.62 · high	7.43 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.62 · high	7.34 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.62 · high	7.18 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.62 · high	6.92 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.60 · high	6.83 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.60 · high	6.83 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.58 · high	6.69 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.58 · high	6.63 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 02:00	0.58 · high	6.34 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 03:00	0.58 · high	7.20 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 04:00	0.58 · high	7.20 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 05:00	0.56 · high	7.19 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	0.56 · high	7.07 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	0.54 · high	7.08 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.54 · high	6.70 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	0.52 · high	6.92 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	0.52 · high	7.13 · high	29.20 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.50 · high	6.68 · high	29.20 · good	good
Thu 12:00	0.50 · high	5.77 · high	29.20 · good	good
Thu 13:00	0.50 · high	5.15 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.48 · high	4.91 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.48 · high	5.59 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.50 · high	5.91 · high	29.10 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.54 · high	6.56 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.56 · high	7.25 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.58 · high	7.11 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.60 · high	6.96 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.62 · high	6.77 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.64 · high	6.74 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.64 · high	6.99 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.66 · high	7.35 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.66 · high	7.26 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 02:00	0.68 · high	7.51 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 03:00	0.68 · high	7.88 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 04:00	0.66 · high	7.80 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	0.66 · high	8.03 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.64 · high	7.73 · high	28.80 · good	fair
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