MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Marsa Alam Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Sat 03:27 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 04:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Sat 07:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.7/10

Sat 07:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Sat 07:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sat 07:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:39

Sunset

18:11

Water

27.5°C

Max air

30.2°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 07:00–11:00 (9% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 07:00 and lasts until 11:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Darkness (34 hours)
  • Wind (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 12:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Mon 00:00

Sat 11:00, Sat 23:00, Mon 00:00, Tue 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Egypt

Safaga

208 km away

✅ Good

Hurghada

266 km away

✅ Good

El Gouna

286 km away

✅ Good

Sharm El Sheikh

322 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Sat 04:00 – Tue 04:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 around Sat 07:00; 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 0.76m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 2.02 to 6.56m/s).

Tides range from 0.06m to 0.3m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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
Sat 05:00 0.44 · high 2.38 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.44 · high 2.47 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.46 · high 2.51 · good 27.50 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.50 · high 2.32 · good 27.40 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.52 · high 2.72 · good 27.40 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.58 · high 3.68 · good 27.40 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.64 · high 4.22 · good 27.50 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.70 · high 4.84 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.72 · high 5.53 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.74 · high 5.97 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.76 · high 6.56 · high 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.72 · high 5.79 · high 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.68 · high 5.02 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.64 · high 4.54 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.60 · high 3.81 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.56 · high 3.69 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.52 · high 3.36 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.48 · high 3.30 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.46 · high 2.83 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.42 · high 2.38 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.42 · high 2.18 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.42 · high 2.02 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.42 · high 2.06 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.46 · high 2.84 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.52 · high 3.33 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.56 · high 3.35 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.62 · high 3.18 · good 27.20 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.70 · high 3.66 · good 27.10 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.76 · high 5.17 · good 27.10 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.82 · high 6.53 · high 27.10 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.90 · high 7.22 · high 27.20 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.96 · high 7.21 · high 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.94 · high 7.41 · high 27.30 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.94 · high 7.32 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.92 · high 7.02 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.86 · high 6.51 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.82 · high 6.10 · high 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.76 · high 5.30 · good 27.40 · good Fair
Sun 19:00 0.72 · high 4.34 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.66 · high 3.77 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.62 · high 3.39 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.60 · high 3.16 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.58 · high 3.00 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.56 · high 2.77 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.58 · high 3.22 · good 27.20 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.60 · high 4.10 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.62 · high 4.34 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.68 · high 4.24 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.72 · high 4.10 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.78 · high 3.83 · good 26.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.86 · high 3.50 · good 26.90 · good Fair
Mon 08:00 0.96 · high 3.66 · good 26.80 · good Fair
Mon 09:00 1.04 · high 5.24 · good 26.80 · good Fair
Mon 10:00 1.08 · high 6.71 · high 26.80 · good Fair
Mon 11:00 1.12 · high 7.06 · high 26.90 · good Fair
Mon 12:00 1.16 · high 7.12 · high 27.00 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 1.14 · high 7.41 · high 27.00 · good Fair
Mon 14:00 1.12 · high 7.13 · high 27.10 · good Fair
Mon 15:00 1.10 · high 6.48 · high 27.10 · good Fair
Mon 16:00 1.04 · high 5.97 · high 27.10 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 1.00 · high 5.30 · good 27.10 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.94 · high 4.60 · good 27.10 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.88 · high 3.98 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.84 · high 3.24 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.78 · high 2.69 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.76 · high 2.72 · good 27.10 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.72 · high 2.75 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.70 · high 3.20 · good 27.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.74 · high 3.61 · good 26.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.76 · high 4.00 · good 26.90 · good Poor