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Catalina Island Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 04:14 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 08:47

Catalina Island has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 4.4/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 8.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:59

Sunset

23:00

Water

21.3°C

Max air

22.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 13:00–15:00 (8% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 13:00 until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (39 hours)
  • Wind (23 hours)
  • Tide/current (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 13:00.

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

Thu 00:00, Thu 14:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

La Jolla Cove

122 km away

⚠️ Fair

Crystal River

3429 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

3572 km away

⚠️ Fair

Looe Key

3711 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 12:00 – Tue 12:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.44 around Sat 15:00; 5 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 0.82m to 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 3.4 to 18.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.68m to 0.69m; 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
Sat 12:00 0.90 · high 7.40 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 0.88 · high 4.40 · good 19.80 · out of range fair
Sat 14:00 0.88 · high 4.50 · good 19.80 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 0.86 · high 3.60 · good 19.80 · out of range fair
Sat 16:00 0.86 · high 5.70 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 0.84 · high 6.00 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 0.84 · high 3.40 · good 19.90 · out of range fair
Sat 19:00 0.84 · high 5.10 · good 19.90 · out of range fair
Sat 20:00 0.82 · high 10.50 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Sat 21:00 0.82 · high 12.80 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sat 22:00 0.82 · high 8.00 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Sat 23:00 0.82 · high 8.80 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Sun 00:00 0.82 · high 15.30 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Sun 01:00 0.82 · high 18.40 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Sun 02:00 0.84 · high 14.10 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 03:00 0.84 · high 15.10 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 04:00 0.84 · high 15.10 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 05:00 0.86 · high 12.70 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 06:00 0.86 · high 11.20 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 07:00 0.86 · high 6.50 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Sun 08:00 0.86 · high 8.20 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 09:00 0.86 · high 8.20 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 0.86 · high 5.20 · good 19.70 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 0.84 · high 7.40 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 0.84 · high 7.30 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 0.84 · high 8.00 · high 19.60 · out of range fair
Sun 14:00 0.84 · high 7.30 · high 19.60 · out of range fair
Sun 15:00 0.84 · high 5.40 · good 19.70 · out of range fair
Sun 16:00 0.84 · high 6.80 · high 19.70 · out of range fair
Sun 17:00 0.86 · high 7.30 · high 19.70 · out of range fair
Sun 18:00 0.86 · high 8.40 · high 19.80 · out of range fair
Sun 19:00 0.88 · high 9.10 · high 19.80 · out of range fair
Sun 20:00 0.90 · high 10.70 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Sun 21:00 0.92 · high 15.20 · high 19.90 · out of range fair
Sun 22:00 0.96 · high 19.80 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Sun 23:00 0.98 · high 22.30 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 00:00 1.02 · high 22.00 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 01:00 1.04 · high 21.70 · high 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 02:00 1.08 · high 19.50 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 03:00 1.10 · high 18.60 · high 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 04:00 1.10 · high 17.00 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Mon 05:00 1.12 · high 15.20 · high 19.80 · out of range poor
Mon 06:00 1.12 · high 13.30 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Mon 07:00 1.14 · high 12.80 · high 19.70 · out of range poor
Mon 08:00 1.14 · high 9.80 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 09:00 1.16 · high 7.80 · high 19.60 · out of range poor
Mon 10:00 1.02 · high 2.21 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Mon 11:00 1.04 · high 2.82 · good 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 1.04 · high 2.65 · good 19.90 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 1.04 · high 1.60 · good 19.90 · out of range fair
Mon 14:00 1.04 · high 0.71 · good 19.90 · out of range good
Mon 15:00 1.04 · high 1.20 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Mon 16:00 1.04 · high 1.58 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Mon 17:00 1.04 · high 2.38 · good 20.00 · out of range fair
Mon 18:00 1.04 · high 2.33 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Mon 19:00 1.06 · high 3.13 · good 20.10 · out of range fair
Mon 20:00 1.08 · high 4.88 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Mon 21:00 1.10 · high 5.63 · high 20.30 · out of range fair
Mon 22:00 1.14 · high 6.40 · high 20.30 · out of range fair
Mon 23:00 1.18 · high 7.30 · high 20.40 · out of range fair
Tue 00:00 1.22 · high 7.30 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Tue 01:00 1.24 · high 6.81 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Tue 02:00 1.26 · high 6.91 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Tue 03:00 1.28 · high 5.90 · high 20.30 · out of range poor
Tue 04:00 1.28 · high 5.60 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Tue 05:00 1.30 · high 5.20 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Tue 06:00 1.30 · high 4.60 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Tue 07:00 1.30 · high 3.93 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Tue 08:00 1.30 · high 3.77 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Tue 09:00 1.30 · high 3.47 · good 19.90 · out of range poor
Tue 10:00 1.30 · high 3.35 · good 19.90 · out of range poor
Tue 11:00 1.32 · high 2.77 · good 19.80 · out of range poor