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Sharm El Sheikh Snorkel Report Today

Egypt · Updated Sun 11:55 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Sharm El Sheikh has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 15:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.6/10

Sun 14:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 6.4/10

Sun 15:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Good · 6.4/10

Sun 15:00 (EEST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 6.4/10

Best time: Sun 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.1 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:44

Sunset

18:10

Water

27.6°C

Max air

31.1°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 15:00–18:00 (26% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 15:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 02:00.

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: Mon 00:00

Mon 00:00, Mon 14:00, Tue 15:00, Wed 03:00

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⚠️ Fair

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Hurghada

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⚠️ Fair

Safaga

137 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 14:00 – Mon 14:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Fri 14:00; 12 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 0.42m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 2.73m/s).

Tides range from -0.12m to 0.11m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 14:00 0.56 · high 0.87 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.60 · high 0.38 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.62 · high 0.96 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.64 · high 1.72 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.66 · high 1.50 · good 28.90 · good Good
Fri 19:00 0.54 · high 2.21 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.50 · high 1.68 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.48 · high 0.83 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.46 · high 0.53 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.44 · high 0.71 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.42 · high 1.54 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.42 · high 1.39 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.42 · high 0.96 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.42 · high 0.98 · good 28.50 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.44 · high 1.95 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.46 · high 2.55 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.48 · high 2.06 · good 28.40 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.50 · high 2.04 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.54 · high 1.61 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.56 · high 0.20 · good 28.40 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.56 · high 1.05 · good 28.50 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.58 · high 1.93 · good 28.70 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.58 · high 2.45 · good 28.80 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.62 · high 2.73 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.68 · high 3.51 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 0.72 · high 4.26 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 0.72 · high 4.00 · good 29.10 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.70 · high 3.76 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.70 · high 2.75 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.66 · high 1.59 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.62 · high 1.43 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.56 · high 0.49 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.54 · high 1.40 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.50 · high 1.68 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.48 · high 0.62 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.46 · high 0.98 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.46 · high 1.28 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.44 · high 1.30 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.46 · high 1.19 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.48 · high 1.11 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.50 · high 1.02 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.54 · high 1.23 · good 28.60 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.58 · high 0.99 · good 28.60 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.62 · high 1.25 · good 28.70 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.62 · high 1.88 · good 28.70 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.64 · high 2.25 · good 28.80 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.64 · high 2.51 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.64 · high 2.77 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.70 · high 3.34 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.72 · high 3.47 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.74 · high 2.58 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.74 · high 1.29 · good 29.30 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.74 · high 0.86 · good 29.20 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.70 · high 1.52 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.66 · high 1.42 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.62 · high 1.35 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.58 · high 0.38 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.56 · high 1.21 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.52 · high 1.69 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.50 · high 1.77 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.50 · high 1.65 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.48 · high 1.27 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.52 · high 1.23 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.54 · high 1.17 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.58 · high 1.06 · good 28.60 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.60 · high 0.89 · good 28.60 · good Good
Mon 08:00 0.62 · high 1.11 · good 28.60 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.64 · high 1.24 · good 28.60 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.64 · high 2.04 · good 28.70 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.66 · high 2.91 · good 28.80 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.66 · high 3.69 · good 29.00 · good Fair
Mon 13:00 0.70 · high 4.20 · good 29.20 · good Fair