MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

El Gouna Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Sat 13:08 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 13:08 (EEST)

El Gouna has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.3/10

Sat 14:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 5.5/10

Sat 18:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Sun 07:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 5.5/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.4 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:46

Sunset

18:14

Water

24.9°C

Max air

29.0°C

Sky

Clear

10% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Wind (62 hours)
  • Tide/current (61 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 20:00.

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: Mon 00:00

Mon 00:00, Tue 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Egypt

Hurghada

20 km away

✅ Good

Safaga

78 km away

✅ Good

Sharm El Sheikh

87 km away

✅ Good

Dahab Blue Hole

156 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Wed 11:00; 8 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 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.06 to 9.37m/s).

Tides range from -0.17m to 0.3m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 14:00 0.80 · high 8.14 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Tue 15:00 0.82 · high 8.99 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 0.82 · high 9.37 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Tue 17:00 0.80 · high 9.00 · high 25.30 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.80 · high 8.93 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.74 · high 7.05 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.56 · high 6.19 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.52 · high 6.16 · high 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.52 · high 6.52 · high 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.52 · high 6.73 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.52 · high 6.60 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.52 · high 6.62 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.54 · high 6.65 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.54 · high 7.27 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.56 · high 7.74 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.58 · high 7.28 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.60 · high 7.11 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.62 · high 7.00 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 08:00 0.62 · high 6.06 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.64 · high 6.42 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.62 · high 6.79 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.62 · high 6.75 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.60 · high 6.97 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.62 · high 7.29 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.68 · high 7.23 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.68 · high 7.16 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.66 · high 7.04 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.66 · high 6.85 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.64 · high 6.61 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.62 · high 6.40 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.60 · high 6.31 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 6.02 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.54 · high 5.91 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.52 · high 5.64 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.48 · high 5.50 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.48 · high 5.46 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.48 · high 5.64 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.48 · high 5.41 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.52 · high 5.43 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.58 · high 5.81 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.62 · high 6.20 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.64 · high 6.22 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Thu 08:00 0.68 · high 6.44 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.70 · high 6.98 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.68 · high 7.02 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.68 · high 7.07 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.66 · high 6.96 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.66 · high 7.03 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.66 · high 7.30 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.66 · high 7.18 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.64 · high 7.51 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 7.63 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.70 · high 7.43 · high 25.00 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.66 · high 7.13 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.62 · high 6.48 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.58 · high 6.18 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.58 · high 5.95 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.56 · high 5.89 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.56 · high 6.06 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.58 · high 6.13 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.62 · high 6.07 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.64 · high 6.51 · high 24.80 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.66 · high 7.39 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.70 · high 7.68 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.72 · high 7.41 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.72 · high 6.46 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.72 · high 7.08 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 0.72 · high 6.97 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.70 · high 6.79 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.68 · high 6.33 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.66 · high 6.07 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.66 · high 6.30 · high 25.00 · good Fair