Marsa Alam Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Sat 06:05 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 16:59

Marsa Alam has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 17:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 8.8/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

Sunrise

06:01

Sunset

19:31

Water

30.1°C

Max air

35.9°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 14:00–16:00 (35% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Sunday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

good conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 14:00 until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (22 hours)
  • Waves (11 hours)
  • Wind (8 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: Mon 21:00

Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Egypt

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (EEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.74 around Fri 10:00; 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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14/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.28m to 0.74m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 16/24 sampled hours (range 0.69 to 7.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.26m to 0.43m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
fair ⚠️ Fair
fair ⚠️ Fair
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
good 🌟 Good
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
good 🌟 Good
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
poor ❌ Limited
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
excellent ✅ Excellent
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
Thu 13:00 0.74 · high 5.07 · good 29.20 · good fair
Thu 14:00 0.70 · high 3.66 · good 29.20 · good fair
Thu 15:00 0.64 · high 3.21 · good 29.20 · good good
Thu 16:00 0.58 · high 3.19 · good 29.20 · good good
Thu 17:00 0.54 · high 2.47 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.48 · high 1.63 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.46 · high 0.69 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.42 · high 0.72 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.40 · high 1.53 · good 29.20 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.36 · good 2.09 · good 29.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.34 · good 3.63 · good 29.10 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.30 · good 5.93 · high 29.10 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.32 · good 6.07 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.34 · good 6.12 · high 29.00 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.36 · good 6.15 · high 29.00 · good good
Fri 04:00 0.34 · good 5.89 · high 28.90 · good good
Fri 05:00 0.32 · good 5.34 · good 28.90 · good excellent
Fri 06:00 0.30 · good 5.76 · high 28.90 · good excellent
Fri 07:00 0.30 · good 4.96 · good 29.00 · good excellent
Fri 08:00 0.28 · good 4.33 · good 29.00 · good good
Fri 09:00 0.28 · good 4.50 · good 29.10 · good good
Fri 10:00 0.32 · good 5.17 · good 29.20 · good good
Fri 11:00 0.34 · good 7.80 · high 29.30 · good good
Fri 12:00 0.38 · high 6.81 · high 29.30 · good good
Fri 13:00 0.36 · good 5.33 · good 29.40 · good good
Fri 14:00 0.36 · good 3.13 · good 29.40 · good good
Fri 15:00 0.34 · good 1.85 · good 29.40 · good excellent
Fri 16:00 0.32 · good 1.14 · good 29.40 · good excellent
Fri 17:00 0.30 · good 1.74 · good 29.40 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.28 · good 3.22 · good 29.40 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.26 · good 3.41 · good 29.40 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.24 · good 2.76 · good 29.30 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.22 · good 2.53 · good 29.30 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.20 · good 2.32 · good 29.30 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.20 · good 2.51 · good 29.30 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.18 · good 3.43 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.18 · good 4.85 · good 29.20 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.16 · good 6.30 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.16 · good 6.61 · high 29.10 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.18 · good 6.05 · high 29.10 · good excellent
Sat 05:00 0.20 · good 5.06 · good 29.10 · good excellent
Sat 06:00 0.22 · good 4.18 · good 29.10 · good excellent
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 3.51 · good 29.10 · good excellent
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 4.35 · good 29.20 · good excellent
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 6.25 · high 29.30 · good excellent
Sat 10:00 0.16 · good 5.84 · high 29.40 · good excellent
Sat 11:00 0.20 · good 5.69 · high 29.50 · good good
Sat 12:00 0.22 · good 4.18 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sat 13:00 0.20 · good 3.58 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sat 14:00 0.20 · good 3.39 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sat 15:00 0.18 · good 2.62 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sat 16:00 0.16 · good 2.16 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sat 17:00 0.14 · good 2.02 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 0.12 · good 1.71 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.10 · good 0.46 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.10 · good 0.93 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.08 · good 1.33 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.08 · good 1.91 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.06 · good 2.33 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.06 · good 2.52 · good 29.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.06 · good 2.57 · good 29.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.04 · good 2.15 · good 29.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.04 · good 2.28 · good 29.30 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.04 · good 1.82 · good 29.30 · good excellent
Sun 05:00 0.04 · good 0.96 · good 29.30 · good excellent
Sun 06:00 0.04 · good 2.11 · good 29.40 · good excellent
Sun 07:00 0.04 · good 4.19 · good 29.50 · good excellent
Sun 08:00 0.04 · good 4.28 · good 29.60 · good excellent
Sun 09:00 0.04 · good 4.08 · good 29.70 · good excellent
Sun 10:00 0.04 · good 4.57 · good 29.90 · good excellent
Sun 11:00 0.04 · good 4.97 · good 30.00 · good excellent
Sun 12:00 0.04 · good 4.53 · good 30.10 · good excellent