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 Mon 18:40 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Mon 18:40 (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

Mon 19:00 (EEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 5.4/10

Tue 17:00 (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.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:32

Sunset

18:42

Water

27.9°C

Max air

30.0°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Tue 17:00: Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, wind
Tue 18:00: Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, wind
Wed 07:00: Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (70 hours)
Wind (52 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 12:00.

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: Tue 04:00

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

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 19:00 – Fri 19:00 (EEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Wed 18:00; 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 0.42m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 3.54 to 6.82m/s).

Tides range from -0.25m to 0.22m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 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
Tue 22:00	0.54 · high	3.59 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.50 · high	3.54 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	0.46 · high	4.29 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	0.46 · high	4.74 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	0.48 · high	4.82 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.48 · high	4.88 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.52 · high	4.92 · good	28.20 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.54 · high	4.46 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.58 · high	4.51 · good	28.10 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	0.60 · high	4.62 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Wed 08:00	0.60 · high	4.65 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Wed 09:00	0.62 · high	5.37 · good	28.10 · good	Fair
Wed 10:00	0.58 · high	5.40 · good	28.10 · good	Fair
Wed 11:00	0.56 · high	5.21 · good	28.10 · good	Good
Wed 12:00	0.52 · high	5.50 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Wed 13:00	0.50 · high	5.91 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Wed 14:00	0.50 · high	6.51 · high	28.40 · good	Good
Wed 15:00	0.50 · high	6.82 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Wed 16:00	0.48 · high	6.10 · high	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 17:00	0.48 · high	5.69 · high	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 18:00	0.42 · high	4.83 · good	28.50 · good	Good
Wed 19:00	0.44 · high	4.59 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 20:00	0.44 · high	5.41 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	0.46 · high	6.06 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	0.52 · high	6.42 · high	28.40 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	0.58 · high	7.08 · high	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	0.64 · high	7.87 · high	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	0.64 · high	7.87 · high	28.30 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	0.66 · high	7.68 · high	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	0.66 · high	7.13 · high	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	0.62 · high	6.35 · high	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	0.60 · high	5.83 · high	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	0.56 · high	5.67 · high	28.20 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	0.52 · high	5.55 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Thu 08:00	0.48 · high	5.49 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Thu 09:00	0.44 · high	5.73 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Thu 10:00	0.44 · high	5.82 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Thu 11:00	0.44 · high	5.92 · high	28.20 · good	Good
Thu 12:00	0.44 · high	6.55 · high	28.30 · good	Good
Thu 13:00	0.46 · high	7.26 · high	28.30 · good	Good
Thu 14:00	0.68 · high	7.71 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.72 · high	7.11 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.72 · high	8.02 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.70 · high	8.10 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.70 · high	7.31 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Thu 19:00	0.64 · high	5.95 · high	28.50 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.50 · high	4.89 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.46 · high	4.24 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.40 · high	4.21 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.32 · good	4.35 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.26 · good	4.14 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.22 · good	3.86 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.20 · good	3.42 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.16 · good	3.13 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.14 · good	2.68 · good	28.40 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.14 · good	2.83 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.12 · good	4.08 · good	28.30 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	0.18 · good	5.91 · high	28.30 · good	Excellent
Fri 08:00	0.22 · good	6.67 · high	28.30 · good	Good
Fri 09:00	0.28 · good	6.19 · high	28.30 · good	Good
Fri 10:00	0.34 · good	6.58 · high	28.30 · good	Good
Fri 11:00	0.42 · high	6.43 · high	28.30 · good	Fair
Fri 12:00	0.48 · high	6.75 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Fri 13:00	0.50 · high	7.41 · high	28.40 · good	Fair
Fri 14:00	0.56 · high	7.05 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Fri 15:00	0.58 · high	6.66 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Fri 16:00	0.60 · high	6.30 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Fri 17:00	0.64 · high	6.22 · high	28.50 · good	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.66 · high	5.81 · high	28.50 · good	Fair