MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crete Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Sat 16:53 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 16:53 (EEST)

Crete looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.5/10

Sat 17:00 (EEST)

Later today

Fair · 3.8/10

Sat 18:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.1/10

Tue 11:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 3.8/10

Best time: Sat 18:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:28

Sunset

18:43

Water

23.0°C

Max air

5.4°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

48% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00–18:00 (43% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 08:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (15 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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.

Nearby alternatives in Greece

Santorini

141 km away

✅ Good

Milos

170 km away

✅ Good

Paros

207 km away

✅ Good

Naxos

214 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 17:00 – Tue 17:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.59 around Sun 08:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.24m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 2.02 to 4.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.57m to -0.52m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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
Sat 17:00 0.36 · good 3.51 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.36 · good 3.70 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 0.34 · good 3.41 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 0.28 · good 3.54 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.28 · good 2.88 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.28 · good 2.77 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.26 · good 2.32 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.26 · good 2.21 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.26 · good 2.02 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.26 · good 2.50 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.26 · good 3.13 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.26 · good 3.45 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.24 · good 2.43 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.24 · good 2.43 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.24 · good 2.45 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.24 · good 2.91 · good 24.40 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.24 · good 3.30 · good 24.40 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.24 · good 3.47 · good 24.40 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.24 · good 3.62 · good 24.50 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.24 · good 4.00 · good 24.60 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.24 · good 3.71 · good 24.60 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.26 · good 3.73 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 3.79 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.26 · good 3.67 · good 25.30 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.26 · good 3.55 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.26 · good 3.76 · good 25.20 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.26 · good 3.64 · good 25.10 · good Good
Sun 20:00 0.26 · good 3.45 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.26 · good 2.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.26 · good 2.88 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.24 · good 2.50 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.24 · good 2.34 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.22 · good 2.51 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.22 · good 2.47 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.22 · good 2.60 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.22 · good 2.82 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.22 · good 3.10 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.22 · good 2.69 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.22 · good 2.82 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.22 · good 3.18 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.22 · good 3.49 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.20 · good 3.55 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.20 · good 3.70 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.20 · good 3.79 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.22 · good 3.89 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.20 · good 4.03 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.20 · good 4.03 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.22 · good 3.93 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 3.71 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.22 · good 3.07 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 2.28 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 1.84 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.22 · good 1.70 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.20 · good 1.56 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.20 · good 1.42 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.20 · good 1.36 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.18 · good 1.48 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.18 · good 1.57 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.18 · good 1.61 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.16 · good 1.66 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.16 · good 2.08 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.16 · good 2.14 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.16 · good 1.86 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.16 · good 2.15 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.16 · good 2.55 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.14 · good 3.05 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.14 · good 3.20 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.14 · good 3.51 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.18 · good 3.57 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.18 · good 3.42 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.18 · good 3.32 · good 25.00 · good Good