Can you snorkel in Dahab Blue Hole today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Dahab Blue Hole starts Thu 03:00 and lasts until 08:00. Around 19% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Dahab Blue Hole?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Dahab Blue Hole so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Dahab Blue Hole Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 05:16 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 12:49

Dahab Blue Hole has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 06:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.5/10

Best time: Thu 06:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:58

Sunset

19:38

Water

27.5°C

Max air

41.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 03:00–08:00 (19% 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

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 03:00 until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (43 hours)
Tide/current (29 hours)
Wind (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 00:00.

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 23:00

Wed 11:00, Wed 23:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh

76 km away

✅ Good

El Gouna

156 km away

⚠️ Fair

Hurghada

163 km away

✅ Good

Safaga

213 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 09:00 – Sat 09:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Thu 07:00; 14 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 0.44m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 15/24 sampled hours (range 3.17 to 8.49m/s).

Tides range from -0.27m to 0.16m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 09:00	0.78 · high	8.39 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.74 · high	8.49 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.72 · high	7.90 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.68 · high	7.46 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.66 · high	7.20 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.64 · high	6.80 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.62 · high	5.98 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.60 · high	5.10 · good	26.30 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.58 · high	4.61 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.56 · high	4.90 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.54 · high	4.46 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.54 · high	4.16 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.52 · high	4.30 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.50 · high	3.76 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.50 · high	3.59 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.48 · high	3.17 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.46 · high	3.40 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.46 · high	3.62 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.44 · high	3.63 · good	26.10 · good	good
Thu 04:00	0.46 · high	3.18 · good	26.10 · good	good
Thu 05:00	0.50 · high	3.61 · good	26.10 · good	good
Thu 06:00	0.52 · high	5.10 · good	26.10 · good	good
Thu 07:00	0.56 · high	5.99 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.62 · high	6.83 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	0.58 · high	6.58 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	0.52 · high	6.13 · high	26.40 · good	good
Thu 11:00	0.48 · high	5.75 · high	26.50 · good	good
Thu 12:00	0.42 · high	4.53 · good	26.50 · good	good
Thu 13:00	0.36 · good	2.57 · good	26.60 · good	good
Thu 14:00	0.30 · good	2.07 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Thu 15:00	0.24 · good	1.04 · good	26.60 · good	excellent
Thu 16:00	0.20 · good	1.25 · good	26.70 · good	excellent
Thu 17:00	0.18 · good	1.48 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.14 · good	0.74 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.22 · good	2.21 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.28 · good	5.29 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.36 · good	4.86 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.42 · high	4.38 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.46 · high	4.37 · good	26.40 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.52 · high	3.78 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.54 · high	3.83 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.54 · high	3.75 · good	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.56 · high	3.34 · good	26.20 · good	good
Fri 04:00	0.58 · high	3.67 · good	26.20 · good	good
Fri 05:00	0.60 · high	4.73 · good	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.62 · high	5.25 · good	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.64 · high	5.45 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.68 · high	5.90 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.70 · high	6.65 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.68 · high	7.19 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.68 · high	7.27 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.66 · high	7.12 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.62 · high	6.62 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.58 · high	6.08 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	0.54 · high	6.37 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 16:00	0.58 · high	6.49 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	0.62 · high	5.32 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.66 · high	6.42 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.70 · high	6.54 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.72 · high	6.73 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.76 · high	6.70 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.78 · high	5.69 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.80 · high	5.74 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.82 · high	6.05 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.82 · high	5.79 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.82 · high	5.57 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.82 · high	5.46 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 04:00	0.84 · high	5.55 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 05:00	0.84 · high	5.80 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 06:00	0.86 · high	5.82 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 07:00	0.88 · high	6.23 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 08:00	0.88 · high	6.63 · high	26.10 · good	fair