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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Santorini.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Santorini Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Thu 20:26 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Thu 20:26 (EEST)

Santorini has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 21:00 (EEST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 7.6/10

Sun 10:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

07:25

Sunset

18:42

Water

21.9°C

Max air

17.3°C

Sky

Clear

8% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00–18:00 (16% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

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:

Waves (59 hours)
Darkness (37 hours)
Wind (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 01:00.

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.

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 21:00 – Tue 21:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.75 around Sun 10:00; 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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23/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.04m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 19/24 sampled hours (range 1.49 to 6.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.53m to -0.47m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 19:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Sat 21:00	0.06 · good	2.95 · good	24.30 · good	Poor
Sat 22:00	0.06 · good	2.60 · good	24.30 · good	Poor
Sat 23:00	0.04 · good	2.68 · good	24.30 · good	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.04 · good	3.00 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.04 · good	3.00 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.06 · good	3.24 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.06 · good	3.36 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.06 · good	3.22 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 05:00	0.08 · good	2.97 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 06:00	0.08 · good	3.22 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 07:00	0.08 · good	2.47 · good	24.20 · good	Poor
Sun 08:00	0.08 · good	2.28 · good	24.20 · good	Excellent
Sun 09:00	0.08 · good	2.21 · good	24.20 · good	Excellent
Sun 10:00	0.08 · good	1.88 · good	24.20 · good	Excellent
Sun 11:00	0.10 · good	1.49 · good	24.30 · good	Good
Sun 12:00	0.10 · good	1.93 · good	24.40 · good	Good
Sun 13:00	0.12 · good	2.47 · good	24.50 · good	Good
Sun 14:00	0.20 · good	2.28 · good	24.70 · good	Good
Sun 15:00	0.22 · good	2.61 · good	24.70 · good	Good
Sun 16:00	0.22 · good	5.71 · high	24.70 · good	Fair
Sun 17:00	0.26 · good	5.62 · high	24.60 · good	Fair
Sun 18:00	0.28 · good	6.40 · high	24.60 · good	Fair
Sun 19:00	0.32 · good	6.21 · high	24.50 · good	Fair
Sun 20:00	0.38 · high	6.13 · high	24.50 · good	Poor
Sun 21:00	0.42 · high	5.85 · high	24.50 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	0.46 · high	5.66 · high	24.50 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	0.52 · high	5.83 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	0.56 · high	6.52 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	0.68 · high	6.82 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 02:00	0.78 · high	6.75 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 03:00	0.90 · high	6.69 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.98 · high	6.92 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	1.06 · high	7.14 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	1.14 · high	7.63 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	1.16 · high	7.62 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 08:00	1.20 · high	7.81 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 09:00	1.22 · high	8.11 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 10:00	1.24 · high	8.22 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 11:00	1.24 · high	8.22 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 12:00	1.26 · high	7.78 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 13:00	1.28 · high	7.88 · high	24.50 · good	Poor
Mon 14:00	1.38 · high	7.91 · high	24.50 · good	Poor
Mon 15:00	1.40 · high	7.96 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 16:00	1.42 · high	7.98 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 17:00	1.42 · high	8.06 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 18:00	1.46 · high	7.65 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 19:00	1.48 · high	7.63 · high	24.40 · good	Poor
Mon 20:00	1.50 · high	7.73 · high	24.30 · good	Poor
Mon 21:00	1.52 · high	7.61 · high	24.30 · good	Poor
Mon 22:00	1.48 · high	7.20 · high	24.30 · good	Poor
Mon 23:00	1.44 · high	6.84 · high	24.30 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	1.40 · high	6.77 · high	24.30 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	1.34 · high	6.63 · high	24.20 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	1.30 · high	6.86 · high	24.20 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	1.24 · high	7.20 · high	24.20 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	1.22 · high	7.40 · high	24.20 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	1.18 · high	7.61 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	1.16 · high	6.67 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	1.16 · high	6.87 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 08:00	1.18 · high	7.08 · high	24.10 · good	Fair
Tue 09:00	1.18 · high	7.60 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 10:00	1.18 · high	7.76 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 11:00	1.18 · high	7.93 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 12:00	1.18 · high	8.20 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 13:00	1.18 · high	8.10 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 14:00	1.20 · high	7.98 · high	24.10 · good	Poor
Tue 15:00	1.10 · high	8.20 · high	23.90 · good	Poor
Tue 16:00	1.16 · high	8.25 · high	23.90 · good	Poor
Tue 17:00	1.22 · high	8.30 · high	23.90 · good	Poor
Tue 18:00	1.10 · high	7.38 · high	23.90 · good	Poor
Tue 19:00	1.16 · high	7.40 · high	23.90 · good	Poor
Tue 20:00	1.24 · high	7.23 · high	23.90 · good	Poor