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 42% 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 Tue 20:57

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:59

Sunset

19:38

Water

29.2°C

Max air

36.2°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 03:00–16:00 (42% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

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 (52 hours)
Darkness (30 hours)
Tide/current (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 23:00.

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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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.66 around Wed 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 0.38m to 0.68m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.27 to 4.2m/s).

Tides range from -0.32m to 0.4m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 good 🌟 Good

Thu 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 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
Tue 17:00	0.68 · high	1.70 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.62 · high	1.72 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.56 · high	1.41 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.48 · high	0.27 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.42 · high	1.84 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.40 · high	1.77 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.40 · high	1.83 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.38 · high	2.26 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.40 · high	1.71 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.40 · high	1.65 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.42 · high	1.92 · good	27.70 · good	good
Wed 04:00	0.42 · high	1.75 · good	27.70 · good	good
Wed 05:00	0.42 · high	1.33 · good	27.70 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.42 · high	0.91 · good	27.70 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.44 · high	1.66 · good	27.80 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.50 · high	2.27 · good	28.20 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.52 · high	3.22 · good	28.50 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.56 · high	4.20 · good	28.70 · good	good
Wed 11:00	0.58 · high	4.15 · good	28.90 · good	good
Wed 12:00	0.62 · high	3.29 · good	29.00 · good	good
Wed 13:00	0.64 · high	2.75 · good	28.90 · good	good
Wed 14:00	0.64 · high	3.68 · good	28.80 · good	good
Wed 15:00	0.66 · high	3.71 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.62 · high	2.65 · good	28.40 · good	good
Wed 17:00	0.58 · high	2.00 · good	28.30 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.54 · high	1.55 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.50 · high	2.42 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.44 · high	2.35 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.40 · high	2.16 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.36 · good	0.55 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.34 · good	1.35 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.30 · good	0.97 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.34 · good	0.43 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.36 · good	1.14 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.40 · high	1.40 · good	27.80 · good	good
Thu 04:00	0.42 · high	1.53 · good	27.80 · good	good
Thu 05:00	0.46 · high	0.56 · good	27.80 · good	good
Thu 06:00	0.48 · high	1.03 · good	27.80 · good	good
Thu 07:00	0.50 · high	2.15 · good	27.90 · good	good
Thu 08:00	0.50 · high	2.85 · good	28.10 · good	good
Thu 09:00	0.52 · high	3.33 · good	28.20 · good	good
Thu 10:00	0.56 · high	3.41 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	0.58 · high	3.33 · good	28.50 · good	good
Thu 12:00	0.62 · high	2.91 · good	28.60 · good	good
Thu 13:00	0.62 · high	1.76 · good	28.60 · good	good
Thu 14:00	0.64 · high	0.45 · good	28.50 · good	good
Thu 15:00	0.64 · high	1.14 · good	28.40 · good	good
Thu 16:00	0.62 · high	1.79 · good	28.20 · good	good
Thu 17:00	0.62 · high	2.30 · good	28.10 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.60 · high	2.23 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.58 · high	1.68 · good	28.00 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.58 · high	1.67 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.56 · high	1.29 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.52 · high	1.46 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.46 · high	1.03 · good	27.80 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.42 · high	1.19 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.36 · good	1.60 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.32 · good	0.60 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.26 · good	1.86 · good	27.60 · good	good
Fri 04:00	0.26 · good	0.87 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Fri 05:00	0.24 · good	0.71 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Fri 06:00	0.24 · good	1.92 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Fri 07:00	0.28 · good	2.71 · good	27.70 · good	excellent
Fri 08:00	0.30 · good	3.58 · good	27.80 · good	good
Fri 09:00	0.34 · good	4.45 · good	27.90 · good	good
Fri 10:00	0.36 · good	4.59 · good	28.00 · good	good
Fri 11:00	0.40 · high	3.85 · good	28.10 · good	good
Fri 12:00	0.42 · high	5.48 · high	28.20 · good	good
Fri 13:00	0.40 · high	7.45 · high	28.20 · good	good
Fri 14:00	0.40 · high	6.59 · high	28.10 · good	good
Fri 15:00	0.38 · high	6.13 · high	28.10 · good	good
Fri 16:00	0.36 · good	5.87 · high	28.00 · good	good