Kos Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Tue 04:15 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 12:59

Kos has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 17:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 17:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 20:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.1 m/s.

Sunrise

06:08

Sunset

20:26

Water

26.2°C

Max air

36.1°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 14:00–17:00 (19% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner

Wednesday

good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 14:00 until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (33 hours)
  • Waves (28 hours)
  • Wind (20 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 11:00.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Greece

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 09:00 – Wed 09:00 (EEST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.35 around Sun 12:00; 3 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 0.78m to 1.16m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 16.3 to 34.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.41m to -0.29m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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poor ❌ Limited
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poor ❌ Limited
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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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sun 09:00 0.78 · high 25.70 · high 24.90 · good fair
Sun 10:00 0.82 · high 26.70 · high 25.00 · good fair
Sun 11:00 0.84 · high 29.80 · high 25.00 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.88 · high 33.90 · high 25.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.96 · high 32.90 · high 25.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.04 · high 33.10 · high 25.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.12 · high 34.00 · high 25.10 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.14 · high 32.60 · high 25.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.14 · high 29.50 · high 25.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.16 · high 25.70 · high 25.00 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.10 · high 22.70 · high 24.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.06 · high 23.00 · high 24.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.00 · high 21.70 · high 24.90 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.96 · high 21.20 · high 24.80 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.94 · high 21.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.90 · high 20.70 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.88 · high 19.90 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.86 · high 17.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.84 · high 16.60 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.84 · high 16.30 · high 24.70 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.84 · high 16.50 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.84 · high 16.30 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.84 · high 19.60 · high 24.80 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.86 · high 23.40 · high 24.90 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.86 · high 24.70 · high 24.90 · good fair
Mon 10:00 0.84 · high 7.57 · high 24.50 · good fair
Mon 11:00 0.88 · high 8.77 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.90 · high 8.99 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.92 · high 8.99 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.96 · high 8.92 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.98 · high 8.71 · high 24.50 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.00 · high 8.44 · high 24.40 · good fair
Mon 17:00 1.00 · high 7.66 · high 24.40 · good fair
Mon 18:00 1.02 · high 7.30 · high 24.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.00 · high 6.36 · high 24.30 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.00 · high 6.23 · high 24.30 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.98 · high 6.11 · high 24.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.94 · high 5.97 · high 24.30 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.90 · high 5.69 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.86 · high 5.97 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.82 · high 5.86 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.76 · high 5.67 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.72 · high 5.25 · good 24.20 · good fair
Tue 04:00 0.70 · high 5.17 · good 24.20 · good fair
Tue 05:00 0.68 · high 5.16 · good 24.20 · good fair
Tue 06:00 0.66 · high 6.16 · high 24.20 · good fair
Tue 07:00 0.66 · high 6.45 · high 24.20 · good fair
Tue 08:00 0.66 · high 6.59 · high 24.20 · good fair
Tue 09:00 0.66 · high 6.93 · high 24.30 · good fair
Tue 10:00 0.68 · high 7.21 · high 24.30 · good fair
Tue 11:00 0.72 · high 7.21 · high 24.40 · good fair
Tue 12:00 0.74 · high 8.37 · high 24.40 · good fair
Tue 13:00 0.76 · high 8.67 · high 24.40 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.80 · high 8.67 · high 24.40 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.82 · high 8.67 · high 24.40 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.84 · high 8.04 · high 24.30 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.84 · high 7.11 · high 24.30 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.86 · high 6.48 · high 24.30 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.84 · high 6.25 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.84 · high 5.73 · high 24.20 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.82 · high 5.25 · good 24.20 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.78 · high 5.20 · good 24.10 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.76 · high 5.33 · good 24.10 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.72 · high 5.08 · good 24.10 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.70 · high 4.94 · good 24.10 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.68 · high 4.76 · good 24.00 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.66 · high 4.76 · good 24.00 · good fair
Wed 04:00 0.66 · high 4.78 · good 24.00 · good fair
Wed 05:00 0.64 · high 4.62 · good 24.00 · good fair
Wed 06:00 0.64 · high 4.69 · good 24.00 · good fair
Wed 07:00 0.64 · high 4.82 · good 24.00 · good fair
Wed 08:00 0.62 · high 4.90 · good 24.10 · good fair