# Safaga snorkeling forecast

Safaga has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 18:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

- Location: Safaga, Egypt
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T05:35:38.987900+03:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 5.7/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 4%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T05:02:45.642996+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/safaga/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 26.9 °C (80.4 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.5 °C (-0.9 °F), cooler 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 | 0.58 | 2.4 | 26.9 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5446759259259258 | no | 0.6 | 2.21 | 26.9 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5421296296296295 | no | 0.62 | 1.9 | 26.9 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5321759259259259 | no | 0.64 | 1.91 | 26.9 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.48842592592592593 | no | 0.62 | 4.22 | 26.9 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5027777777777778 | no | 0.58 | 4.44 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4772796296296295 | no | 0.56 | 4.51 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4738185185185184 | no | 0.54 | 6.22 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.43882222222222217 | no | 0.54 | 7.68 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.3677314814814814 | no | 0.52 | 6.35 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.45337962962962963 | no | 0.48 | 5.92 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.48370370370370364 | no | 0.46 | 5.03 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.5702018518518518 | yes | 0.42 | 4.33 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 3.21 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 2.31 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.4 | 1.78 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.19 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.5 | 3.05 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 3.69 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.6 | 4.53 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.62 | 4.6 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 4.47 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.68 | 4.9 | 27.0 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.72 | 5.28 | 27.0 |

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