What is the best time of day to snorkel in Hurghada?

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 Hurghada.

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.

Hurghada Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Sat 22:00 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sat 22:00 (EEST)

Hurghada has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 22:00 (EEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Good · 5.7/10

Tue 08:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:28

Sunset

18:52

Water

28.5°C

Max air

31.0°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 07:00–08:00 (4% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 07:00 and lasts until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Wind (38 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 07:00.

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: Sun 08:00

Sun 08:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 21:00, Tue 09:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Sun 15:00; 12 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 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 8/24 sampled hours (range 4.39 to 7.35m/s).

Tides range from -0.39m to 0.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Tue 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Tue 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Tue 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Tue 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Sat 23:00	0.60 · high	6.12 · high	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.56 · high	5.20 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.54 · high	4.97 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.54 · high	5.27 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.52 · high	5.37 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.56 · high	5.39 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.62 · high	5.31 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.66 · high	5.59 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Sun 07:00	0.70 · high	5.73 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Sun 08:00	0.74 · high	5.80 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Sun 09:00	0.78 · high	6.25 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Sun 10:00	0.76 · high	6.09 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Sun 11:00	0.74 · high	6.28 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Sun 12:00	0.72 · high	6.36 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Sun 13:00	0.70 · high	6.86 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Sun 14:00	0.66 · high	7.35 · high	28.60 · good	Fair
Sun 15:00	0.64 · high	7.05 · high	28.60 · good	Fair
Sun 16:00	0.66 · high	6.95 · high	28.60 · good	Fair
Sun 17:00	0.68 · high	6.83 · high	28.60 · good	Fair
Sun 18:00	0.70 · high	6.10 · high	28.60 · good	Fair
Sun 19:00	0.68 · high	5.72 · high	28.60 · good	Poor
Sun 20:00	0.64 · high	5.46 · high	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 21:00	0.62 · high	4.74 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	0.56 · high	4.39 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	0.52 · high	4.51 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	0.46 · high	5.02 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	0.44 · high	4.97 · good	28.50 · good	Poor
Mon 02:00	0.42 · high	4.37 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 03:00	0.40 · high	4.31 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.46 · high	4.24 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	0.50 · high	4.43 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	0.56 · high	4.96 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	0.60 · high	4.99 · good	28.30 · good	Fair
Mon 08:00	0.62 · high	5.00 · good	28.30 · good	Fair
Mon 09:00	0.66 · high	5.70 · high	28.30 · good	Fair
Mon 10:00	0.64 · high	5.88 · high	28.30 · good	Fair
Mon 11:00	0.64 · high	6.10 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Mon 12:00	0.62 · high	6.17 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Mon 13:00	0.62 · high	6.10 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 14:00	0.64 · high	6.46 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 15:00	0.64 · high	7.00 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 16:00	0.70 · high	7.22 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 17:00	0.74 · high	7.25 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 18:00	0.80 · high	6.90 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Mon 19:00	0.76 · high	6.78 · high	28.50 · good	Poor
Mon 20:00	0.74 · high	6.29 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 21:00	0.70 · high	5.60 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 22:00	0.64 · high	4.82 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Mon 23:00	0.58 · high	4.89 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	0.52 · high	5.39 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	0.50 · high	5.46 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	0.48 · high	5.37 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	0.46 · high	5.08 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	0.48 · high	4.62 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	0.50 · high	4.49 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	0.52 · high	4.62 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	0.56 · high	4.88 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Tue 08:00	0.58 · high	4.92 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Tue 09:00	0.62 · high	5.20 · good	28.20 · good	Fair
Tue 10:00	0.60 · high	5.08 · good	28.20 · good	Good
Tue 11:00	0.60 · high	5.12 · good	28.30 · good	Fair
Tue 12:00	0.58 · high	5.61 · high	28.30 · good	Fair
Tue 13:00	0.60 · high	5.90 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 14:00	0.64 · high	6.40 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 15:00	0.66 · high	6.65 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 16:00	0.66 · high	6.65 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 17:00	0.68 · high	6.70 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 18:00	0.68 · high	6.57 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Tue 19:00	0.64 · high	6.16 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.62 · high	4.96 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.58 · high	3.76 · good	28.30 · good	Poor