Can you snorkel in Sharm El Sheikh today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Sharm El Sheikh starts Wed 03:00 and lasts until 16:00. Around 50% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Sharm El Sheikh?

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 Sharm El Sheikh 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.

Sharm El Sheikh Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Tue 05:16 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 05:21

Sharm El Sheikh has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 06:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.3/10

Best time: Wed 06:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 13:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:00

Sunset

19:38

Water

28.7°C

Max air

40.6°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 03:00–16:00 (50% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 03:00 until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (43 hours)
Darkness (21 hours)
Tide/current (20 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 11:00.

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: Wed 23:00

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

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 02:00 – Tue 02:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Sat 09:00; 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 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.29 to 3.07m/s).

Tides range from -0.36m to 0.24m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 16:00 good 🌟 Good

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

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
Sat 02:00	0.46 · high	1.60 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.48 · high	3.07 · good	27.70 · good	good
Sat 04:00	0.48 · high	2.30 · good	27.60 · good	good
Sat 05:00	0.50 · high	0.92 · good	27.70 · good	good
Sat 06:00	0.50 · high	0.29 · good	27.70 · good	good
Sat 07:00	0.52 · high	2.15 · good	27.90 · good	good
Sat 08:00	0.54 · high	2.94 · good	28.10 · good	good
Sat 09:00	0.56 · high	2.75 · good	28.30 · good	good
Sat 10:00	0.60 · high	2.45 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sat 11:00	0.62 · high	2.36 · good	28.80 · good	good
Sat 12:00	0.66 · high	2.80 · good	28.90 · good	good
Sat 13:00	0.72 · high	2.78 · good	28.90 · good	good
Sat 14:00	0.76 · high	2.52 · good	28.80 · good	good
Sat 15:00	0.82 · high	2.00 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Sat 16:00	0.78 · high	1.91 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Sat 17:00	0.74 · high	1.84 · good	28.30 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.70 · high	0.96 · good	28.20 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.66 · high	1.27 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.64 · high	2.05 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.60 · high	1.85 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.60 · high	1.97 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.58 · high	1.76 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.58 · high	2.21 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.62 · high	2.35 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.66 · high	1.84 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.70 · high	1.26 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 04:00	0.68 · high	0.82 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.66 · high	1.25 · good	27.70 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.64 · high	1.04 · good	27.70 · good	good
Sun 07:00	0.64 · high	1.54 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.62 · high	1.85 · good	28.10 · good	good
Sun 09:00	0.64 · high	2.94 · good	28.30 · good	good
Sun 10:00	0.64 · high	3.32 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sun 11:00	0.64 · high	3.33 · good	28.70 · good	good
Sun 12:00	0.64 · high	3.30 · good	28.80 · good	good
Sun 13:00	0.66 · high	2.82 · good	28.80 · good	good
Sun 14:00	0.68 · high	2.47 · good	28.70 · good	good
Sun 15:00	0.70 · high	2.57 · good	28.60 · good	good
Sun 16:00	0.68 · high	2.69 · good	28.40 · good	good
Sun 17:00	0.66 · high	1.65 · good	28.30 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.64 · high	1.82 · good	28.20 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.62 · high	1.46 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.58 · high	0.75 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.56 · high	0.85 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.56 · high	1.69 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.54 · high	1.83 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.54 · high	1.52 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.58 · high	1.39 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.62 · high	1.44 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.66 · high	1.16 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Mon 04:00	0.66 · high	1.33 · good	27.80 · good	good
Mon 05:00	0.66 · high	2.15 · good	27.80 · good	good
Mon 06:00	0.66 · high	3.15 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.70 · high	3.56 · good	28.00 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.72 · high	3.92 · good	28.20 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.76 · high	3.94 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.78 · high	4.11 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.80 · high	3.91 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.82 · high	3.68 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	0.84 · high	3.38 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Mon 14:00	0.86 · high	3.11 · good	28.70 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.88 · high	2.83 · good	28.50 · good	good
Mon 16:00	0.82 · high	2.35 · good	28.40 · good	good
Mon 17:00	0.76 · high	2.08 · good	28.20 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.70 · high	1.84 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.64 · high	1.45 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.58 · high	0.79 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.52 · high	0.85 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.50 · high	1.27 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.50 · high	1.66 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.48 · high	0.84 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.50 · high	0.63 · good	27.90 · good	poor