Dahab Blue Hole Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 12:57 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.8/10

Tue 13:00 (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 5.5 m/s.

Email me when it is good

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

Wed 13:00 – Sat 13:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Wed 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.52m to 0.72m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 8/24 sampled hours (range 3.94 to 6.54m/s).

Tides range from -0.3m to 0.19m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
Fair ⚠️ Fair
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Good 🌟 Good
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Good 🌟 Good
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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Poor ❌ Limited
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Excellent ✅ Excellent
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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
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 5.62 · high 28.30 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.64 · high 5.74 · high 28.30 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.62 · high 5.83 · high 28.30 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.58 · high 5.49 · high 28.30 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.56 · high 5.73 · high 28.30 · good Good
Wed 18:00 0.52 · high 6.20 · high 28.30 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.54 · high 5.91 · high 28.20 · good Good
Wed 20:00 0.56 · high 6.18 · high 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 6.54 · high 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.60 · high 6.41 · high 28.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.64 · high 6.13 · high 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.66 · high 5.95 · high 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.66 · high 5.89 · high 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.66 · high 5.46 · high 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.66 · high 5.19 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.66 · high 4.87 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.64 · high 4.70 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.64 · high 4.65 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.64 · high 4.34 · good 28.00 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.62 · high 3.94 · good 28.00 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.62 · high 4.41 · good 28.00 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.62 · high 5.22 · good 28.10 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.64 · high 5.59 · high 28.10 · good Fair
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