Can you snorkel in Paros today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Paros starts Tue 09:00 and lasts until 17:00. Around 34% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Paros 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.

Paros Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Tue 04:14 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 11:46

Paros has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 12:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 8.4/10

Best time: Tue 12:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.6 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

20:35

Water

24.4°C

Max air

31.8°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Tue 09:00–17:00 (34% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Tue 09:00 until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (60 hours)
Waves (33 hours)
Darkness (30 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

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

Naxos

20 km away

✅ Good

Milos

75 km away

✅ Good

Santorini

82 km away

✅ Good

Kos

191 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 08:00 – Sat 08:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.39 around Wed 20:00; 5 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 0.88m to 1.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 7/24 sampled hours (range 2.88 to 10.12m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to -0.41m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 08:00	1.08 · high	9.58 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	1.10 · high	10.02 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	1.12 · high	10.12 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	1.12 · high	10.02 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	1.14 · high	10.02 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	1.10 · high	9.84 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	1.08 · high	9.54 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	1.04 · high	8.94 · high	23.50 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	1.00 · high	7.93 · high	23.50 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.98 · high	6.31 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	0.94 · high	4.80 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.92 · high	3.71 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.90 · high	3.08 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.88 · high	2.88 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.88 · high	3.01 · good	23.40 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.90 · high	3.70 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.90 · high	4.65 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.94 · high	5.58 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.96 · high	5.90 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	1.00 · high	6.12 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	1.04 · high	6.40 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Thu 05:00	1.10 · high	7.00 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	1.14 · high	7.61 · high	23.30 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	1.14 · high	8.30 · high	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.16 · high	8.80 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.16 · high	9.00 · high	23.40 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.16 · high	9.04 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 11:00	1.18 · high	8.98 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 12:00	1.18 · high	9.01 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	1.18 · high	9.08 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	1.16 · high	8.76 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 15:00	1.16 · high	8.02 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 16:00	1.14 · high	6.70 · high	23.40 · good	fair
Thu 17:00	1.12 · high	5.40 · good	23.30 · good	fair
Thu 18:00	1.10 · high	4.70 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.08 · high	4.31 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.08 · high	3.86 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.06 · high	3.81 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.08 · high	4.00 · good	23.30 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.08 · high	4.30 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.10 · high	4.51 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.14 · high	4.65 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.16 · high	5.00 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.20 · high	5.40 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.24 · high	5.90 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	1.26 · high	6.61 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	1.30 · high	7.41 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Fri 07:00	1.32 · high	8.51 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.36 · high	8.70 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	1.38 · high	9.11 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	1.40 · high	9.64 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	1.40 · high	9.86 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	1.42 · high	9.75 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	1.42 · high	9.73 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	1.44 · high	9.31 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	1.44 · high	8.51 · high	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	1.44 · high	7.41 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Fri 17:00	1.42 · high	6.41 · high	23.20 · good	fair
Fri 18:00	1.42 · high	5.20 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	1.38 · high	4.60 · good	23.20 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	1.36 · high	3.90 · good	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	1.32 · high	3.50 · good	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	1.30 · high	3.31 · good	23.10 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	1.30 · high	3.45 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	1.28 · high	3.73 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	1.28 · high	3.81 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	1.30 · high	3.57 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	1.30 · high	3.21 · good	23.00 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	1.28 · high	3.22 · good	23.00 · good	fair
Sat 05:00	1.28 · high	3.61 · good	23.10 · good	fair
Sat 06:00	1.20 · high	8.00 · high	23.10 · good	fair
Sat 07:00	1.16 · high	8.00 · high	23.20 · good	fair