# Marsa Alam snorkeling forecast

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

- Location: Marsa Alam, Egypt
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T05:35:00.672601+03:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.7/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 9%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T03:27:07.690046+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/marsa-alam/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 27.5 °C (81.5 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.1 °C (+0.2 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T06:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 2.47 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.673287037037037 | yes | 0.46 | 2.51 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6582407407407407 | yes | 0.5 | 2.32 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6392592592592592 | yes | 0.52 | 2.72 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6328703703703703 | yes | 0.58 | 3.68 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.5912037037037037 | yes | 0.64 | 4.22 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5476851851851852 | no | 0.7 | 4.84 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.43574074074074065 | no | 0.72 | 5.53 | 27.6 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4207555555555556 | no | 0.74 | 5.97 | 27.6 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4418981481481482 | no | 0.76 | 6.56 | 27.7 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.45972222222222225 | no | 0.72 | 5.79 | 27.7 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4969907407407407 | no | 0.68 | 5.02 | 27.7 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5387962962962962 | no | 0.64 | 4.54 | 27.7 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.6 | 3.81 | 27.6 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 3.69 | 27.6 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 3.36 | 27.6 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 3.3 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.83 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.38 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.18 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.02 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.06 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.84 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 3.33 | 27.3 |

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