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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Dahab Blue Hole.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Dahab Blue Hole Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 11:45 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 11:45 (EEST)

Dahab Blue Hole has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 16:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.6/10

Tue 12:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Tue 18:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Tue 18:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Tue 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:30

Sunset

18:38

Water

27.5°C

Max air

35.6°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 16:00–18:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 16:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (70 hours)
Tide/current (44 hours)
Wind (41 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 21:00.

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: Thu 05:00

Wed 17:00, Thu 05:00, Fri 06:00

Nearby alternatives in Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh

76 km away

✅ Good

El Gouna

156 km away

✅ Good

Hurghada

163 km away

⚠️ Fair

Safaga

213 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 12:00 – Sun 12:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.82 around Thu 19:00; 13 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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7/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.14m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 18/24 sampled hours (range 1.03 to 5.66m/s).

Tides range from -0.3m to 0.23m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 17:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 18:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 19:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 17:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 18:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 19:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 13:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 14:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 15:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 16:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 17:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 18:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 19:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Thu 12:00	0.64 · high	5.66 · high	28.20 · good	Fair
Thu 13:00	0.58 · high	5.61 · high	28.20 · good	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.54 · high	5.31 · good	28.50 · good	Good
Thu 15:00	0.48 · high	4.97 · good	28.50 · good	Good
Thu 16:00	0.40 · high	4.03 · good	28.60 · good	Good
Thu 17:00	0.34 · good	2.34 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Thu 18:00	0.26 · good	1.58 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Thu 19:00	0.22 · good	1.03 · good	28.60 · good	Excellent
Thu 20:00	0.18 · good	1.21 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.14 · good	3.35 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.22 · good	5.45 · high	28.50 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.30 · good	5.66 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.38 · high	5.60 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.42 · high	5.46 · high	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.44 · high	4.83 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.48 · high	4.50 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.48 · high	4.05 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.46 · high	3.85 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.46 · high	3.43 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.44 · high	3.16 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Fri 08:00	0.44 · high	2.93 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Fri 09:00	0.42 · high	3.92 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Fri 10:00	0.42 · high	4.55 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Fri 11:00	0.40 · high	4.89 · good	28.40 · good	Good
Fri 12:00	0.40 · high	4.74 · good	28.60 · good	Good
Fri 13:00	0.38 · high	4.88 · good	28.80 · good	Good
Fri 14:00	0.40 · high	5.17 · good	29.00 · good	Good
Fri 15:00	0.36 · good	2.99 · good	29.10 · good	Good
Fri 16:00	0.30 · good	2.19 · good	29.20 · good	Excellent
Fri 17:00	0.24 · good	1.96 · good	29.20 · good	Excellent
Fri 18:00	0.18 · good	1.07 · good	29.20 · good	Excellent
Fri 19:00	0.16 · good	0.63 · good	29.10 · good	Excellent
Fri 20:00	0.12 · good	1.51 · good	29.10 · good	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.10 · good	1.29 · good	29.00 · good	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.08 · good	1.96 · good	29.00 · good	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.08 · good	2.11 · good	28.90 · good	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.06 · good	2.44 · good	28.80 · good	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.08 · good	2.67 · good	28.70 · good	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.10 · good	2.57 · good	28.60 · good	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.12 · good	2.41 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.10 · good	2.37 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.10 · good	2.20 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Sat 06:00	0.08 · good	1.93 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Sat 07:00	0.06 · good	1.80 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Sat 08:00	0.06 · good	0.85 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Sat 09:00	0.04 · good	2.28 · good	28.20 · good	Excellent
Sat 10:00	0.04 · good	3.05 · good	28.30 · good	Excellent
Sat 11:00	0.04 · good	3.11 · good	28.50 · good	Excellent
Sat 12:00	0.04 · good	3.24 · good	28.80 · good	Excellent
Sat 13:00	0.04 · good	3.60 · good	29.00 · good	Excellent
Sat 14:00	0.04 · good	3.22 · good	29.20 · good	Excellent
Sat 15:00	0.04 · good	2.67 · good	29.30 · good	Excellent
Sat 16:00	0.08 · good	1.61 · good	29.30 · good	Excellent
Sat 17:00	0.14 · good	1.13 · good	29.30 · good	Excellent
Sat 18:00	0.18 · good	1.91 · good	29.30 · good	Excellent
Sat 19:00	0.16 · good	3.96 · good	29.30 · good	Good
Sat 20:00	0.16 · good	4.43 · good	29.20 · good	Poor
Sat 21:00	0.14 · good	2.89 · good	29.10 · good	Poor
Sat 22:00	0.14 · good	1.62 · good	29.00 · good	Poor
Sat 23:00	0.18 · good	0.85 · good	28.90 · good	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.18 · good	2.11 · good	28.80 · good	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.16 · good	1.62 · good	28.70 · good	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.14 · good	2.02 · good	28.60 · good	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.12 · good	0.88 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.22 · good	2.14 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.32 · good	4.11 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.42 · high	4.96 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Sun 07:00	0.50 · high	4.56 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Sun 08:00	0.58 · high	4.91 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Sun 09:00	0.66 · high	5.74 · high	28.20 · good	Fair
Sun 10:00	0.70 · high	6.66 · high	28.20 · good	Fair
Sun 11:00	0.72 · high	7.52 · high	28.20 · good	Fair