Can you snorkel in El Gouna today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in El Gouna starts Wed 04:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 6% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in El Gouna?

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 El Gouna 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.

El Gouna Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 04:15 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 04:10

El Gouna has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 07:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 5.9/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

19:39

Water

27.9°C

Max air

37.2°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 04:00–06:00 (6% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 04:00 until 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (50 hours)
Wind (48 hours)
Darkness (24 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 10:00.

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, Fri 00:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 01:00 – Tue 01:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Sat 06:00; 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 0.5m to 0.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.53 to 8.51m/s).

Tides range from -0.35m to 0.17m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 01:00	0.54 · high	7.58 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.52 · high	7.41 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.50 · high	6.97 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sat 04:00	0.52 · high	7.04 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 05:00	0.54 · high	6.53 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 06:00	0.56 · high	7.21 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sat 07:00	0.56 · high	7.05 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sat 08:00	0.58 · high	6.66 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sat 09:00	0.58 · high	6.71 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sat 10:00	0.62 · high	7.30 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 11:00	0.64 · high	7.95 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Sat 12:00	0.68 · high	8.10 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Sat 13:00	0.70 · high	8.25 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Sat 14:00	0.72 · high	8.31 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Sat 15:00	0.74 · high	8.51 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Sat 16:00	0.74 · high	8.22 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Sat 17:00	0.74 · high	8.07 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.74 · high	7.67 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.74 · high	7.81 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.74 · high	7.86 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.74 · high	8.29 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.72 · high	8.37 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.72 · high	8.13 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.70 · high	7.13 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.64 · high	6.66 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.58 · high	6.04 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.52 · high	5.31 · good	26.00 · good	good
Sun 04:00	0.52 · high	5.24 · good	26.00 · good	good
Sun 05:00	0.54 · high	5.42 · high	26.00 · good	good
Sun 06:00	0.54 · high	5.88 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.56 · high	6.47 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.64 · high	6.80 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.66 · high	7.32 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.68 · high	8.12 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.70 · high	8.67 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.72 · high	9.08 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.74 · high	9.30 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.76 · high	9.12 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.78 · high	8.48 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.76 · high	7.95 · high	26.40 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.72 · high	7.86 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.70 · high	7.50 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.68 · high	7.37 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.66 · high	7.39 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.64 · high	7.39 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.66 · high	7.56 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.70 · high	7.69 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.72 · high	7.86 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.70 · high	8.01 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.68 · high	7.93 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.66 · high	7.52 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Mon 04:00	0.68 · high	7.50 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.70 · high	7.33 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.72 · high	8.73 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.72 · high	8.71 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.70 · high	8.47 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.70 · high	8.22 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.72 · high	7.97 · high	26.10 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.72 · high	7.97 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.74 · high	8.58 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.76 · high	8.98 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.80 · high	9.02 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.82 · high	8.82 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.80 · high	8.62 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.76 · high	8.97 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.74 · high	8.60 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.70 · high	8.27 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.64 · high	7.99 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.60 · high	7.67 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.62 · high	7.00 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.62 · high	6.74 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.64 · high	6.90 · high	25.90 · good	poor