# Sharm El Sheikh snorkeling forecast

Sharm El Sheikh has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 07:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

- Location: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T06:26:24.021830+03:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 7.5/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 44%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T05:02:40.962769+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 27.6 °C (81.7 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: -0.4 °C (-0.7 °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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+03:00 | excellent | 0.7503703703703702 | yes | 0.34 | 1.7 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+03:00 | excellent | 0.7445833333333333 | yes | 0.36 | 1.53 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.7101851851851851 | yes | 0.36 | 0.1 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.674537037037037 | yes | 0.36 | 1.64 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6569444444444443 | yes | 0.34 | 2.82 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.7176851851851851 | yes | 0.34 | 3.76 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6724537037037037 | yes | 0.36 | 4.16 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6437499999999999 | yes | 0.4 | 4.56 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6127685185185184 | yes | 0.42 | 4.96 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.5881944444444445 | yes | 0.48 | 5.28 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.5884259259259259 | yes | 0.52 | 4.43 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6126388888888888 | yes | 0.58 | 2.61 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.54 | 0.5 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 1.26 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 1.22 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 1.33 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 1.3 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.44 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.89 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.86 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.32 | 1.94 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.34 | 1.97 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.36 | 2.01 | 27.2 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.38 | 1.66 | 27.2 |

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