Can you snorkel in Marsa Alam today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Marsa Alam starts Wed 04:00. Around 10% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Marsa Alam?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Marsa Alam so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Marsa Alam Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 05:16 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 04:41

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

Score: 5.8/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 10.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:03

Sunset

19:30

Water

29.6°C

Max air

36.3°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 04:00 (10% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 04:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (51 hours)
Darkness (24 hours)
Wind (18 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 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: Wed 23:00

Wed 11:00, Wed 23:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 00:00

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 01:00 – Mon 01:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Fri 06:00; 14 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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5/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 2.43 to 9.99m/s).

Tides range from -0.3m to 0.19m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Fri 01:00	0.28 · good	4.08 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.28 · good	4.70 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.26 · good	5.90 · high	28.70 · good	good
Fri 04:00	0.30 · good	5.85 · high	28.70 · good	good
Fri 05:00	0.36 · good	4.76 · good	28.70 · good	good
Fri 06:00	0.40 · high	6.50 · high	28.70 · good	good
Fri 07:00	0.52 · high	7.74 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.64 · high	8.76 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.76 · high	9.92 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.78 · high	9.99 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.80 · high	8.44 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.82 · high	7.04 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.78 · high	6.50 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 14:00	0.74 · high	5.49 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 15:00	0.70 · high	4.57 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 16:00	0.64 · high	4.04 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	0.58 · high	3.24 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.52 · high	2.43 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.48 · high	3.48 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.46 · high	3.93 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.42 · high	4.47 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.42 · high	4.83 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.40 · high	4.51 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.40 · high	4.30 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.42 · high	4.90 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.46 · high	5.09 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.48 · high	4.57 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sat 04:00	0.60 · high	4.34 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sat 05:00	0.74 · high	4.46 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sat 06:00	0.86 · high	8.23 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.92 · high	9.15 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	1.00 · high	9.77 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Sat 09:00	1.06 · high	10.23 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Sat 10:00	1.04 · high	9.91 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Sat 11:00	1.00 · high	9.01 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Sat 12:00	0.98 · high	7.93 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Sat 13:00	0.92 · high	6.65 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Sat 14:00	0.88 · high	5.97 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Sat 15:00	0.82 · high	5.31 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sat 16:00	0.78 · high	4.46 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Sat 17:00	0.72 · high	3.06 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.68 · high	3.90 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.64 · high	3.94 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.62 · high	4.12 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.58 · high	4.04 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.56 · high	3.46 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.56 · high	3.37 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.54 · high	3.87 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.56 · high	4.48 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.58 · high	4.57 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.60 · high	4.32 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sun 04:00	0.66 · high	4.02 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.72 · high	3.33 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.78 · high	5.33 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.84 · high	6.59 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.88 · high	7.67 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	1.06 · high	9.20 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	1.02 · high	8.38 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	1.00 · high	6.65 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.96 · high	5.36 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.88 · high	4.49 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sun 14:00	0.80 · high	4.67 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	0.72 · high	4.47 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.68 · high	4.02 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.62 · high	3.68 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.58 · high	3.40 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.54 · high	3.37 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.52 · high	3.87 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.48 · high	4.23 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.46 · high	4.12 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.42 · high	3.99 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.40 · high	4.34 · good	28.70 · good	poor