MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Crete Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Sun 05:42 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Crete has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 09:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.8/10

Sun 08:00 (EEST)

Later today

Good · 6.8/10

Sun 09:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.4/10

Mon 08:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 6.8/10

Best time: Sun 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:29

Sunset

18:42

Water

22.8°C

Max air

9.4°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 09:00–18:00 (47% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 09:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (68 hours)
  • Darkness (36 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 08:00 – Tue 08:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.78 around Sat 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 0.12m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.1 to 4.3m/s).

Tides range from -0.5m to -0.45m; 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 08:00 0.14 · good 1.65 · good 25.90 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 2.00 · good 26.00 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 2.52 · good 26.00 · good Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.12 · good 3.28 · good 26.10 · good Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.12 · good 3.64 · good 26.20 · good Excellent
Sat 13:00 0.12 · good 4.07 · good 26.30 · good Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 4.29 · good 26.40 · good Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 4.30 · good 26.50 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.16 · good 3.98 · good 26.50 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.20 · good 3.49 · good 26.50 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.22 · good 2.96 · good 26.40 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.22 · good 2.34 · good 26.30 · good Good
Sat 20:00 0.22 · good 1.43 · good 26.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.22 · good 1.10 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.22 · good 1.20 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.20 · good 1.30 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.20 · good 1.40 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.20 · good 1.60 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.20 · good 1.80 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.20 · good 2.10 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.20 · good 2.22 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.18 · good 2.28 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.18 · good 2.16 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.18 · good 2.28 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.20 · good 2.33 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.20 · good 2.61 · good 26.00 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.20 · good 3.18 · good 26.10 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.22 · good 3.85 · good 26.20 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.22 · good 4.16 · good 26.30 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.22 · good 4.34 · good 26.40 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.24 · good 4.35 · good 26.50 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 4.18 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.26 · good 4.07 · good 26.50 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.26 · good 3.91 · good 26.50 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.36 · good 2.92 · good 26.40 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.34 · good 2.33 · good 26.30 · good Good
Sun 20:00 0.30 · good 1.61 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.28 · good 1.52 · good 26.20 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.26 · good 1.46 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.22 · good 1.51 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.20 · good 1.41 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.20 · good 1.30 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.18 · good 1.30 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.18 · good 1.30 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.18 · good 1.20 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.18 · good 1.10 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.18 · good 1.41 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.18 · good 1.33 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.20 · good 1.39 · good 25.90 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.20 · good 2.01 · good 25.90 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.20 · good 2.64 · good 26.00 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.22 · good 3.42 · good 26.00 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.22 · good 4.11 · good 26.10 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.24 · good 4.27 · good 26.20 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.26 · good 4.27 · good 26.30 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.28 · good 4.00 · good 26.40 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.28 · good 3.69 · good 26.40 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.30 · good 3.16 · good 26.30 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.30 · good 2.79 · good 26.30 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.28 · good 1.53 · good 26.20 · good Good
Mon 20:00 0.24 · good 0.71 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 0.85 · good 26.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.20 · good 0.71 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.16 · good 0.86 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.14 · good 0.89 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.14 · good 0.89 · good 26.00 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.14 · good 0.81 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.14 · good 0.76 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.14 · good 0.28 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.14 · good 0.41 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.14 · good 0.61 · good 25.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.14 · good 0.45 · good 25.90 · good Poor