Hurghada Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 14:54 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.5/10

Tue 15:00 (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 6.1 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 (70 hours)
  • Wind (54 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

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60 km away

✅ Good

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89 km away

✅ Good

Dahab Blue Hole

163 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Sun 19:00; 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 0.38m to 0.56m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 3.11 to 6.78m/s).

Tides range from -0.24m to 0.05m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Sun 15:00 0.40 · high 6.78 · high 29.10 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.40 · high 6.49 · high 29.10 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.38 · high 6.18 · high 29.10 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.38 · high 4.56 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.40 · high 3.11 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sun 20:00 0.40 · high 3.29 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.42 · high 4.20 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.42 · high 4.74 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.48 · high 4.92 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.46 · high 5.24 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.44 · high 5.15 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.40 · high 5.17 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.38 · high 5.10 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.38 · high 4.97 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.40 · high 4.70 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.40 · high 4.30 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.46 · high 4.00 · good 28.80 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.50 · high 4.03 · good 28.80 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.56 · high 5.22 · good 28.80 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.54 · high 5.48 · high 28.90 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.52 · high 5.49 · high 28.90 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.50 · high 5.70 · high 29.00 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.48 · high 6.03 · high 29.00 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.56 · high 6.58 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 0.58 · high 6.87 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 0.60 · high 6.74 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.64 · high 6.55 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.66 · high 5.98 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.64 · high 5.04 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Mon 20:00 0.64 · high 4.63 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.62 · high 4.25 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.60 · high 4.57 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.50 · high 4.46 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.48 · high 4.72 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.48 · high 5.26 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.48 · high 5.55 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.48 · high 5.50 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.46 · high 5.81 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.46 · high 5.66 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.46 · high 5.34 · good 28.80 · good Good
Tue 08:00 0.46 · high 5.25 · good 28.80 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.46 · high 6.31 · high 28.80 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.44 · high 6.24 · high 28.80 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.44 · high 5.98 · high 28.80 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.42 · high 5.92 · high 28.90 · good Good
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