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Marsa Alam Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Fri 04:27 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 08:52

Marsa Alam has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Fri 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:04

Sunset

19:30

Water

29.5°C

Max air

37.9°C

Sky

Clear

1% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 06:00–08:00 (34% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 06:00 until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (55 hours)
  • Darkness (33 hours)
  • Wind (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 13:00.

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: Sun 01:00

Fri 13:00, Sat 14:00, Sun 01:00, Mon 02:00

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

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 08:00; 0 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 0.4m to 0.92m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 9.4 to 35.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.11m to 0.23m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 05:00 0.66 · high 22.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 06:00 0.74 · high 29.00 · high 27.30 · good poor
Wed 07:00 0.80 · high 33.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 08:00 0.86 · high 35.30 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 0.92 · high 35.50 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 10:00 0.86 · high 31.60 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 11:00 0.82 · high 24.90 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 12:00 0.76 · high 22.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 13:00 0.72 · high 18.10 · high 27.80 · good poor
Wed 14:00 0.72 · high 17.70 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.66 · high 14.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.62 · high 13.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.56 · high 9.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.52 · high 9.40 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.48 · high 12.00 · high 27.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.46 · high 12.80 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.42 · high 13.30 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.42 · high 14.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.40 · high 17.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.40 · high 18.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.40 · high 19.50 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.42 · high 19.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.42 · high 19.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 04:00 0.52 · high 21.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.62 · high 25.50 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.72 · high 30.30 · high 27.30 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.82 · high 32.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.90 · high 34.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.00 · high 38.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.98 · high 36.90 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.94 · high 31.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.92 · high 27.80 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.86 · high 24.80 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 14:00 0.82 · high 20.90 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.76 · high 16.90 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.72 · high 14.30 · high 27.80 · good poor
Thu 17:00 0.66 · high 11.50 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.62 · high 12.60 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.60 · high 15.70 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.56 · high 19.00 · high 27.70 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.54 · high 18.30 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.54 · high 16.10 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.54 · high 15.30 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.54 · high 16.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.58 · high 18.70 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.64 · high 20.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.68 · high 20.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.76 · high 21.20 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.86 · high 24.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.94 · high 30.60 · high 27.30 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.02 · high 31.60 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.08 · high 34.20 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.16 · high 36.90 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.12 · high 35.10 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.08 · high 29.50 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.04 · high 27.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 13:00 0.98 · high 25.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 14:00 0.92 · high 22.10 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 15:00 0.86 · high 17.90 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 16:00 0.80 · high 14.60 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 17:00 0.76 · high 13.00 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.70 · high 14.30 · high 27.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.66 · high 17.30 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.62 · high 18.00 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.58 · high 15.90 · high 27.60 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.56 · high 15.00 · high 27.50 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.52 · high 15.60 · high 27.50 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.50 · high 16.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.50 · high 18.30 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.52 · high 18.40 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.52 · high 17.70 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.58 · high 17.20 · high 27.30 · good poor