Kenting Snorkel Report Today

Taiwan · Updated Mon 02:32 (CST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 16:17

Kenting looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Wed 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.6 m/s.

Sunrise

05:27

Sunset

18:38

Water

29.9°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 10:00 — Poor (0.34) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 09:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 10:00 — Poor (0.33) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (41 hours)
  • Tide/current (40 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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: Wed 22:00

Tue 10:00, Wed 11:00, Wed 22:00

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Advanced forecast data

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Tue 08:00 – Fri 08:00 (CST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Tue 18:00; 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 1.0m to 1.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 3.71 to 5.9m/s).

Tides range from 0.19m to 1.37m; 1 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
Tue 09:00 1.14 · high 4.62 · good 29.90 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.12 · high 3.71 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.10 · high 3.87 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.08 · high 4.09 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.06 · high 4.47 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.06 · high 4.51 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.04 · high 5.28 · good 29.80 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.04 · high 4.49 · good 29.70 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.02 · high 4.92 · good 29.70 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.02 · high 4.87 · good 29.70 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.02 · high 4.80 · good 29.70 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.00 · high 4.57 · good 29.60 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.00 · high 4.78 · good 29.60 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.00 · high 4.44 · good 29.60 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.00 · high 4.76 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.00 · high 5.26 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.00 · high 5.90 · high 29.60 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.02 · high 4.53 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.02 · high 5.24 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.02 · high 5.17 · good 29.80 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.02 · high 4.81 · good 29.80 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.02 · high 4.92 · good 29.90 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.00 · high 4.49 · good 29.90 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.00 · high 3.96 · good 29.90 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.98 · high 3.65 · good 29.90 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.98 · high 3.43 · good 29.80 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.96 · high 3.25 · good 29.80 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.96 · high 3.35 · good 29.80 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.94 · high 3.42 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.94 · high 3.48 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.92 · high 3.24 · good 29.70 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.92 · high 3.49 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.92 · high 3.34 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.92 · high 3.57 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.92 · high 3.35 · good 29.60 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.92 · high 3.07 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.92 · high 2.97 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.92 · high 3.14 · good 29.50 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.92 · high 3.44 · good 29.50 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.92 · high 3.72 · good 29.60 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.94 · high 3.93 · good 29.70 · good poor