Can you snorkel in Crete today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Crete starts Thu 05:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 19% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Crete?

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 Crete 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.

Crete Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Tue 04:14 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 22:02

Crete has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.1/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:22

Sunset

20:32

Water

27.2°C

Max air

27.5°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 05:00–09:00 (19% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 05:00 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (32 hours)
Tide/current (22 hours)
Darkness (18 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low drift risk now.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Greece

Santorini

141 km away

❌ Poor

Milos

170 km away

✅ Good

Paros

207 km away

❌ Poor

Naxos

214 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 19:00 – Sun 19:00 (EEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.56 around Fri 07:00; 9 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 0.62m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/24 sampled hours (range 3.6 to 21.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.4m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 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
Thu 19:00	0.70 · high	6.60 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.70 · high	7.00 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.68 · high	7.30 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.66 · high	6.90 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.64 · high	6.60 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.62 · high	6.10 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.62 · high	5.40 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.62 · high	4.40 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.62 · high	4.00 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.62 · high	3.60 · good	25.80 · good	good
Fri 05:00	0.64 · high	5.00 · good	25.80 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.64 · high	8.70 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	0.64 · high	10.40 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Fri 08:00	0.64 · high	11.80 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Fri 09:00	0.64 · high	14.00 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Fri 10:00	0.66 · high	14.40 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.66 · high	21.10 · high	26.20 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.70 · high	20.80 · high	26.30 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.74 · high	19.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.80 · high	17.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.84 · high	15.30 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.86 · high	12.40 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.86 · high	8.40 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.88 · high	5.50 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.86 · high	4.50 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.82 · high	3.60 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.80 · high	2.60 · good	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.78 · high	2.20 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.74 · high	1.80 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.72 · high	2.30 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.70 · high	2.20 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.68 · high	1.40 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.66 · high	1.10 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.68 · high	1.30 · good	25.70 · good	good
Sat 05:00	0.68 · high	2.60 · good	25.70 · good	good
Sat 06:00	0.70 · high	5.80 · high	25.70 · good	fair
Sat 07:00	0.72 · high	7.60 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Sat 08:00	0.74 · high	9.60 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Sat 09:00	0.76 · high	9.60 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 10:00	0.80 · high	9.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 11:00	0.84 · high	11.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 12:00	0.88 · high	12.30 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 13:00	0.94 · high	13.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 14:00	0.98 · high	14.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 15:00	1.04 · high	12.70 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 16:00	1.02 · high	11.30 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 17:00	1.00 · high	9.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 18:00	0.98 · high	7.20 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 19:00	0.92 · high	6.10 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 20:00	0.88 · high	6.40 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.82 · high	6.20 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.78 · high	7.20 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.74 · high	7.20 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.70 · high	8.00 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.68 · high	8.40 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.66 · high	8.60 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.64 · high	8.80 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.62 · high	9.40 · high	25.60 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.62 · high	11.70 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.60 · high	14.50 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.60 · high	15.20 · high	25.60 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.62 · high	16.60 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.62 · high	18.40 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	0.62 · high	19.40 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.64 · high	19.10 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.64 · high	19.80 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.62 · high	18.70 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.60 · high	16.90 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.58 · high	15.20 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	0.54 · high	13.70 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.50 · high	11.20 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Sun 18:00	0.46 · high	8.20 · high	25.90 · good	poor