MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Santorini Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Fri 02:40 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Fri 02:40 (EEST)

Santorini looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Fri 02:00 (EEST)

Later today

Fair · 4.2/10

Fri 17:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Sun 13:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Fri 17:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Fri 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:26

Sunset

18:41

Water

21.9°C

Max air

19.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

82% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00–18:00 (15% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

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 (54 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)
  • Wind (29 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 20/100

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.

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 02:00 – Sat 02:00 (EEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.41 around Wed 08:00; 8 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 0.4m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 2.42 to 5.8m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.49m; 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
Wed 02:00 0.40 · high 2.42 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.40 · high 2.51 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.44 · high 2.90 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.48 · high 3.50 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.52 · high 4.70 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.58 · high 4.90 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.66 · high 4.46 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.72 · high 4.20 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.74 · high 4.12 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.76 · high 4.10 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.78 · high 5.22 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.76 · high 4.93 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.76 · high 4.90 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.80 · high 5.21 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.82 · high 5.40 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.86 · high 5.70 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.88 · high 5.80 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.70 · high 5.73 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 20:00 0.74 · high 5.80 · high 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.78 · high 5.26 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.80 · high 4.51 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.82 · high 3.63 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.84 · high 3.51 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.82 · high 3.70 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.82 · high 4.31 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.80 · high 4.81 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.76 · high 4.91 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.74 · high 4.91 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.70 · high 5.00 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.68 · high 4.80 · good 24.40 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.64 · high 4.82 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.62 · high 5.41 · high 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.60 · high 5.32 · good 24.40 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.56 · high 5.12 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.54 · high 4.77 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.54 · high 4.90 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.56 · high 5.32 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.56 · high 5.76 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.56 · high 6.02 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.58 · high 6.14 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.58 · high 6.41 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.60 · high 6.28 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 20:00 0.60 · high 5.47 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.62 · high 5.00 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.60 · high 4.81 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.60 · high 4.30 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.58 · high 4.16 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.54 · high 4.58 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.52 · high 4.97 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.48 · high 5.08 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.48 · high 5.05 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.48 · high 4.87 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.48 · high 2.86 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.48 · high 2.66 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.46 · high 2.50 · good 24.50 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.46 · high 2.97 · good 24.50 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.44 · high 2.83 · good 24.60 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.42 · high 2.62 · good 24.60 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.40 · high 3.61 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.38 · high 3.44 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.44 · high 3.47 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.42 · high 3.20 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.40 · high 2.88 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.36 · good 2.55 · good 24.70 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.48 · high 4.03 · good 24.60 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.46 · high 3.67 · good 24.60 · good Good
Fri 20:00 0.44 · high 2.92 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.42 · high 2.50 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.40 · high 2.31 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.36 · good 2.11 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.34 · good 1.77 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.32 · good 1.62 · good 24.50 · good Poor