# Pigeon Island snorkeling forecast

Pigeon Island has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 10:30. The main thing to watch is darkness.

- Location: Pigeon Island, Sri Lanka
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T09:35:29.840033+05:30
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.6/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 47%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T06:32:00.938675+05:30
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/pigeon-island/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.3 °C (86.5 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 29.8 °C (85.6 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.5 °C (+0.9 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T10:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6012037037037037 | yes | 0.3 | 3.8 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T11:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6106944444444444 | yes | 0.3 | 3.39 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T12:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6077777777777778 | yes | 0.3 | 3.03 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T13:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6548537037037037 | yes | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T14:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.654037037037037 | yes | 0.3 | 1.55 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T15:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6375648148148149 | yes | 0.3 | 2.78 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T16:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6448259259259259 | yes | 0.3 | 2.57 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T17:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6556148148148148 | yes | 0.3 | 1.43 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T18:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.3 | 0.74 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T19:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.3 | 1.36 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T20:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.3 | 1.77 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T21:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.3 | 1.31 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T22:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.92 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-17T23:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 2.37 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T00:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.59 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T01:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 2.11 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T02:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 2.3 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T03:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.63 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T04:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.42 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T05:30:00+05:30 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.85 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T06:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.634787037037037 | yes | 0.34 | 2.06 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T07:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6316259259259259 | yes | 0.32 | 2.15 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T08:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6987833333333333 | yes | 0.32 | 1.29 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T09:30:00+05:30 | good | 0.6950185185185185 | yes | 0.32 | 1.66 | 30.3 |

## Nearby spots

- [Hikkaduwa](https://snorkelforecast.com/sri-lanka/hikkaduwa/index.md)