Can you snorkel in Marsa Alam today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Marsa Alam starts Wed 04:00. Around 8% 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 Tue 20:32

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

19:31

Water

29.9°C

Max air

35.0°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 04:00 (8% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ 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 (59 hours)
Darkness (32 hours)
Wind (19 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: Tue 22:00

Tue 22:00, Wed 11:00, Wed 23:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 00:00

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 17:00 – Thu 17:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.63 around Tue 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.46m to 0.98m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 2.34 to 9.61m/s).

Tides range from -0.29m to 0.39m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 16:00 good 🌟 Good

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
Mon 17:00	0.70 · high	2.66 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.64 · high	2.34 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.60 · high	2.62 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.58 · high	3.09 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.54 · high	3.64 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.52 · high	3.41 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.48 · high	3.33 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.46 · high	4.41 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.48 · high	6.08 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.48 · high	5.77 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.50 · high	5.42 · high	28.60 · good	good
Tue 04:00	0.58 · high	5.01 · good	28.50 · good	good
Tue 05:00	0.64 · high	4.57 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.72 · high	7.65 · high	28.50 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.80 · high	8.25 · high	28.50 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.90 · high	8.41 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.98 · high	9.15 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.96 · high	9.61 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.94 · high	8.26 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.92 · high	6.04 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.86 · high	4.77 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	0.78 · high	4.43 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.72 · high	4.21 · good	28.90 · good	good
Tue 16:00	0.68 · high	3.45 · good	28.90 · good	good
Tue 17:00	0.62 · high	1.97 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.58 · high	1.53 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.54 · high	1.55 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.52 · high	1.73 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.48 · high	2.21 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.44 · high	3.07 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.42 · high	3.93 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.38 · high	4.11 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.36 · good	4.60 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.34 · good	5.47 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.32 · good	6.01 · high	28.70 · good	good
Wed 04:00	0.38 · high	5.41 · high	28.70 · good	good
Wed 05:00	0.42 · high	4.56 · good	28.70 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.48 · high	7.31 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Wed 07:00	0.58 · high	7.87 · high	28.70 · good	fair
Wed 08:00	0.64 · high	8.42 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Wed 09:00	0.76 · high	8.60 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.74 · high	8.25 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.74 · high	7.76 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.72 · high	6.89 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.68 · high	5.69 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.62 · high	5.22 · good	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.58 · high	4.52 · good	29.10 · good	good
Wed 16:00	0.54 · high	3.18 · good	29.10 · good	good
Wed 17:00	0.50 · high	2.35 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.46 · high	2.02 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.42 · high	2.09 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.40 · high	1.62 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.36 · good	1.64 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.34 · good	2.90 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.30 · good	4.20 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.28 · good	4.59 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.26 · good	4.84 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.26 · good	4.77 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.24 · good	4.75 · good	28.80 · good	excellent
Thu 04:00	0.30 · good	4.69 · good	28.80 · good	excellent
Thu 05:00	0.34 · good	4.49 · good	28.80 · good	excellent
Thu 06:00	0.40 · high	5.34 · good	28.80 · good	good
Thu 07:00	0.54 · high	8.42 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.70 · high	8.91 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	0.84 · high	9.90 · high	28.90 · good	fair
Thu 10:00	0.82 · high	8.80 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.82 · high	7.55 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	0.80 · high	6.21 · high	29.10 · good	fair
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