# El Gouna snorkeling forecast

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

- Location: El Gouna, Egypt
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T05:35:38.998706+03:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.2/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 13%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T03:27:35.928636+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/el-gouna/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 24.6 °C (76.3 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.7 °C (-1.3 °F), cooler than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T06:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 4.49 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6191203703703704 | yes | 0.46 | 4.85 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6202777777777777 | yes | 0.46 | 4.8 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6012962962962962 | yes | 0.46 | 5.62 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6003240740740741 | yes | 0.46 | 6.31 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6021759259259258 | yes | 0.46 | 6.23 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.600787037037037 | yes | 0.46 | 6.29 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5181666666666667 | no | 0.48 | 6.75 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.49471481481481483 | no | 0.5 | 6.41 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.48901851851851846 | no | 0.52 | 6.91 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5179888888888888 | no | 0.52 | 7.11 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.527187037037037 | no | 0.54 | 6.5 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.5533796296296295 | yes | 0.54 | 6.01 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.5 | 4.46 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 4.38 | 24.9 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 4.46 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 4.14 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 4.39 | 24.8 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 4.92 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 5.32 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 5.06 | 24.7 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 4.72 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 4.41 | 24.6 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 4.41 | 24.6 |

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