Hurghada Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 13:06 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 13:06 (EEST)

Hurghada has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 17:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.1/10

Tue 13:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 5.6/10

Tue 17:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Tue 17:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Tue 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:33

Sunset

18:41

Water

27.9°C

Max air

32.2°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 17:00 (1% 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 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (71 hours)
  • Wind (55 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

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 04:00

Tue 16:00, Wed 04:00, Wed 17:00, Thu 05:00, Thu 17:00

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20 km away

✅ Good

Safaga

60 km away

✅ Good

Sharm El Sheikh

89 km away

✅ Good

Dahab Blue Hole

163 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 13:00 – Fri 13:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.58 around Tue 13:00; 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 0.48m to 0.8m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/24 sampled hours (range 4.53 to 8.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.28m to 0.12m; 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 13:00 0.48 · high 6.31 · high 29.00 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.62 · high 7.13 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.66 · high 7.70 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 0.70 · high 7.84 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 0.76 · high 8.00 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 0.80 · high 7.87 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Tue 19:00 0.78 · high 7.26 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Tue 20:00 0.76 · high 6.73 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.74 · high 5.59 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.70 · high 5.10 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.64 · high 4.93 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.58 · high 5.68 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.56 · high 6.56 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.54 · high 6.65 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.52 · high 6.51 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.50 · high 6.36 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.50 · high 5.85 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.48 · high 5.30 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.52 · high 4.99 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.56 · high 4.53 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.60 · high 5.91 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.58 · high 6.25 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.58 · high 6.29 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.56 · high 6.18 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.56 · high 6.36 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.54 · high 6.53 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.52 · high 6.26 · high 28.90 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.56 · high 6.10 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.58 · high 6.02 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.62 · high 5.91 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.66 · high 6.20 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 0.68 · high 5.95 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.72 · high 6.26 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.68 · high 6.55 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.66 · high 5.99 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.62 · high 5.28 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.58 · high 4.79 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.56 · high 4.70 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 4.91 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.54 · high 5.02 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.56 · high 4.88 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.58 · high 4.86 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.60 · high 5.10 · good 28.60 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.62 · high 5.04 · good 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.64 · high 6.15 · high 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.62 · high 6.44 · high 28.60 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.60 · high 6.40 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.58 · high 6.26 · high 28.70 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.60 · high 6.35 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.64 · high 6.59 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.64 · high 7.01 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.64 · high 7.37 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.62 · high 6.95 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.62 · high 6.17 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.62 · high 4.88 · good 28.90 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.60 · high 4.43 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.60 · high 4.10 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.56 · high 3.67 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.52 · high 5.19 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.48 · high 5.90 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.46 · high 5.82 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.46 · high 5.85 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.46 · high 6.21 · high 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.48 · high 6.28 · high 28.60 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.48 · high 5.77 · high 28.60 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.50 · high 5.44 · high 28.60 · good Good
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 4.91 · good 28.60 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.52 · high 6.20 · high 28.60 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 0.52 · high 5.60 · high 28.70 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.52 · high 5.27 · good 28.70 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.52 · high 5.60 · high 28.80 · good Good