MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Catalina Island Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 16:26 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 16:26 (EDT)

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

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.4/10

Sat 17:00 (EDT)

Later today

Fair · 4.7/10

Sat 18:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Good · 6.0/10

Sun 17:00 (EDT)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:59

Sunset

21:17

Water

22.1°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Clear

29% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 15:00 (11% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (54 hours)
  • Darkness (44 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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

Sun 18:00, Mon 19:00, Tue 10:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

La Jolla Cove

122 km away

✅ Good

Crystal River

3429 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

3572 km away

⚠️ Fair

Looe Key

3711 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 16:00; 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 1.06m to 1.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.68 to 5.28m/s).

Tides range from -0.44m to 1.3m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 17:00 1.26 · high 4.31 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.26 · high 5.00 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 1.26 · high 4.53 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 1.26 · high 4.57 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 1.26 · high 4.03 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.26 · high 3.79 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.26 · high 2.72 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.24 · high 2.19 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.24 · high 2.86 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.22 · high 3.22 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.20 · high 2.77 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.20 · high 1.92 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.18 · high 1.68 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.18 · high 2.38 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.18 · high 3.13 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 1.16 · high 3.33 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 1.14 · high 4.14 · good 22.50 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 1.14 · high 4.36 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.12 · high 4.14 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 1.10 · high 4.74 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 1.10 · high 5.28 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.08 · high 5.02 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 1.06 · high 4.37 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.06 · high 3.95 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 1.04 · high 3.51 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 1.02 · high 3.24 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 1.00 · high 3.31 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 0.98 · high 3.06 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.96 · high 2.91 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.96 · high 1.36 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.94 · high 0.91 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.92 · high 0.64 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.90 · high 1.34 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.88 · high 1.14 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.88 · high 0.60 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.88 · high 0.32 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.88 · high 0.73 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.88 · high 0.64 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.88 · high 0.32 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.88 · high 0.20 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 0.88 · high 0.40 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 0.86 · high 0.76 · good 22.60 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.86 · high 0.95 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.86 · high 1.12 · good 22.70 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.88 · high 0.94 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.86 · high 0.92 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.86 · high 0.73 · good 22.90 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.84 · high 1.17 · good 22.90 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.84 · high 2.61 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.82 · high 3.71 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.82 · high 4.61 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.80 · high 4.87 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.80 · high 4.98 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.80 · high 5.63 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.80 · high 5.38 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.80 · high 4.49 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.78 · high 3.47 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.78 · high 3.28 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.78 · high 3.07 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 2.51 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.76 · high 2.20 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.76 · high 3.67 · good 22.60 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.78 · high 4.61 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.78 · high 5.16 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.78 · high 5.39 · good 22.70 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.78 · high 4.74 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.78 · high 4.44 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.78 · high 3.80 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.78 · high 3.36 · good 22.80 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.78 · high 3.98 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.78 · high 4.03 · good 22.90 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.78 · high 4.33 · good 23.00 · good Fair