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 06:00 (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 (68 hours)
  • Darkness (32 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 historical data

Thu 06:00 – Sun 06:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.8 around Thu 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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7/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.52m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 1.78 to 6.99m/s).

Tides range from 0.07m to 0.42m; 1 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
Thu 06:00 0.20 · good 2.15 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.20 · good 2.15 · good 27.90 · good Excellent
Thu 08:00 0.20 · good 2.34 · good 27.90 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.20 · good 2.62 · good 27.90 · good Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.24 · good 3.14 · good 27.90 · good Excellent
Thu 11:00 0.30 · good 4.31 · good 28.00 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.34 · good 6.30 · high 28.00 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.38 · high 6.87 · high 28.10 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.48 · high 6.99 · high 28.10 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.52 · high 6.49 · high 28.20 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.52 · high 6.05 · high 28.20 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.52 · high 5.30 · good 28.20 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.52 · high 4.21 · good 28.20 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.50 · high 3.48 · good 28.20 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.48 · high 2.28 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.46 · high 2.08 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.44 · high 2.11 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.40 · high 1.78 · good 28.10 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.38 · high 2.19 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.38 · high 2.97 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.38 · high 3.61 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.38 · high 3.83 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.40 · high 3.61 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.44 · high 3.11 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.46 · high 2.90 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.48 · high 2.98 · good 27.80 · good Good
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 3.20 · good 27.80 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.52 · high 4.04 · good 27.80 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.58 · high 4.39 · good 27.80 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.62 · high 5.15 · good 27.80 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.68 · high 5.70 · high 27.90 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.72 · high 6.25 · high 27.90 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.82 · high 6.55 · high 28.10 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.84 · high 6.48 · high 28.10 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.82 · high 6.14 · high 28.10 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.80 · high 6.20 · high 28.10 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.78 · high 5.32 · good 28.10 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.74 · high 5.00 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.68 · high 4.48 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.64 · high 3.94 · good 28.00 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.60 · high 3.40 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.56 · high 2.95 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.58 · high 2.75 · good 27.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.54 · high 2.92 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.52 · high 3.18 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.48 · high 3.44 · good 27.80 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.48 · high 3.35 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.48 · high 3.22 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.48 · high 3.40 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.52 · high 3.27 · good 27.60 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.54 · high 3.20 · good 27.50 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.58 · high 3.64 · good 27.50 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.62 · high 4.89 · good 27.50 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.68 · high 5.43 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.72 · high 6.01 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.74 · high 6.20 · high 27.60 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.74 · high 7.12 · high 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.76 · high 7.46 · high 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.72 · high 6.09 · high 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 17:00 0.70 · high 5.06 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.66 · high 4.80 · good 27.70 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.62 · high 4.23 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.56 · high 3.18 · good 27.70 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.52 · high 2.76 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.50 · high 2.80 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.48 · high 2.88 · good 27.60 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.46 · high 3.16 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.48 · high 3.44 · good 27.50 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.48 · high 3.52 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.50 · high 3.56 · good 27.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.56 · high 3.62 · good 27.30 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.60 · high 3.40 · good 27.30 · good Poor