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Pigeon Island Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 02:55

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 06:30. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.0/10

Best time: Wed 06:30

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:30 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:55

Sunset

18:28

Water

29.0°C

Max air

35.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

87% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 01:00 (31% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 01:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (54 hours)
  • Darkness (27 hours)
  • Wind (14 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 18:30.

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: 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

Sun 20:30 – Wed 20:30 (+0530)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Mon 17:30; 11 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 0.5m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.19 to 8.2m/s).

Tides range from 0.05m to 0.68m; 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
Sun 21:00 0.64 · high 6.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.64 · high 6.94 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.64 · high 6.98 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.64 · high 7.09 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.64 · high 7.36 · high 29.30 · good fair
Mon 02:00 0.66 · high 7.16 · high 29.30 · good fair
Mon 03:00 0.66 · high 7.36 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.64 · high 7.41 · high 29.30 · good fair
Mon 05:00 0.60 · high 7.68 · high 29.30 · good fair
Mon 06:00 0.58 · high 7.50 · high 29.40 · good fair
Mon 07:00 0.56 · high 7.45 · high 29.40 · good fair
Mon 08:00 0.56 · high 7.67 · high 29.40 · good fair
Mon 09:00 0.54 · high 7.63 · high 29.50 · good fair
Mon 10:00 0.52 · high 8.20 · high 29.50 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.52 · high 6.29 · high 29.60 · good fair
Mon 12:00 0.50 · high 7.21 · high 29.60 · good good
Mon 13:00 0.52 · high 6.28 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.52 · high 6.19 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.54 · high 6.28 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.56 · high 6.66 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.58 · high 6.75 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.60 · high 7.02 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.62 · high 7.28 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.64 · high 7.59 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.66 · high 7.71 · high 29.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.66 · high 7.63 · high 29.20 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.68 · high 7.54 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.68 · high 7.38 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.68 · high 7.15 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 02:00 0.66 · high 7.19 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 03:00 0.66 · high 7.49 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 04:00 0.64 · high 7.32 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 05:00 0.60 · high 7.36 · high 29.20 · good fair
Tue 06:00 0.58 · high 7.41 · high 29.30 · good fair
Tue 07:00 0.58 · high 7.28 · high 29.30 · good fair
Tue 08:00 0.58 · high 7.11 · high 29.40 · good fair
Tue 09:00 0.58 · high 7.07 · high 29.40 · good fair
Tue 10:00 0.58 · high 7.13 · high 29.50 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.60 · high 7.40 · high 29.50 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.60 · high 7.27 · high 29.50 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.62 · high 6.56 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.62 · high 6.79 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.64 · high 6.92 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.66 · high 7.27 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.68 · high 7.61 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.70 · high 7.71 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.70 · high 7.82 · high 29.30 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.72 · high 7.82 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.72 · high 7.89 · high 29.20 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.72 · high 7.80 · high 29.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.70 · high 7.73 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.70 · high 7.48 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.70 · high 7.61 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.72 · high 7.89 · high 29.10 · good fair
Wed 03:00 0.72 · high 8.41 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 04:00 0.72 · high 8.68 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 05:00 0.72 · high 8.97 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.72 · high 8.88 · high 29.10 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.70 · high 8.25 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.68 · high 8.12 · high 29.20 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.66 · high 7.87 · high 29.30 · good poor
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