MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Zakynthos Snorkel Report Today

Greece · Updated Tue 17:54 (EEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Tue 17:54 (EEST)

Zakynthos looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Tue 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 3.9/10

Tue 18:00 (EEST)

Later today

Poor · 3.5/10

Tue 19:00 (EEST)

Next three days

Fair · 5.3/10

Thu 18:00 (EEST)

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

Score: 3.5/10

Best time: Tue 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 19:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:43

Sunset

19:02

Water

24.8°C

Max air

14.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 18:00: Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Fri 08:00: Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 10:00: Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (70 hours)
  • Darkness (37 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.

Upcoming high tides

Wed 18:00, Thu 19:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 18:00 – Tue 18:00 (EEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.67 around Sun 17:00; 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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5/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 0.56m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 4/24 sampled hours (range 4.1 to 7.86m/s).

Tides range from -0.58m to -0.52m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 18:00 0.30 · good 7.02 · high 25.00 · good Good
Sat 19:00 0.32 · good 6.75 · high 25.00 · good Good
Sat 20:00 0.46 · high 5.45 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.48 · high 5.81 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.50 · high 5.95 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.54 · high 6.08 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.56 · high 6.02 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.56 · high 5.89 · high 25.00 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.54 · high 5.67 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.54 · high 5.20 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.52 · high 5.34 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.50 · high 5.62 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.48 · high 6.38 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 0.50 · high 6.82 · high 24.90 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 0.50 · high 6.91 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.52 · high 7.58 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.50 · high 7.78 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.50 · high 7.82 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.48 · high 7.86 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.44 · high 7.14 · high 24.90 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.42 · high 6.51 · high 24.80 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.36 · good 5.62 · high 24.80 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.32 · good 4.86 · good 24.80 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.26 · good 4.10 · good 24.80 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.22 · good 3.24 · good 24.80 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.22 · good 2.09 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Sun 20:00 0.20 · good 1.26 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.18 · good 1.48 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.22 · good 2.48 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.26 · good 3.68 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.30 · good 4.32 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.30 · good 4.06 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.32 · good 3.33 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.28 · good 2.55 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.26 · good 2.19 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.22 · good 2.08 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.22 · good 1.89 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.20 · good 1.84 · good 24.70 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.20 · good 2.16 · good 24.70 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.18 · good 2.44 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.18 · good 2.94 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.16 · good 3.42 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.16 · good 3.33 · good 24.90 · good Excellent
Mon 14:00 0.14 · good 3.18 · good 24.90 · good Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.14 · good 3.45 · good 24.90 · good Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.16 · good 3.10 · good 24.90 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.20 · good 2.97 · good 24.90 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.22 · good 3.08 · good 24.90 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.26 · good 2.34 · good 24.90 · good Good
Mon 20:00 0.28 · good 2.15 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.34 · good 1.68 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.36 · good 1.53 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.36 · good 0.91 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.38 · high 0.78 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.36 · good 0.63 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.36 · good 0.60 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.34 · good 0.60 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.32 · good 0.63 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.32 · good 0.71 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.30 · good 0.45 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.28 · good 0.45 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.28 · good 0.10 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 0.10 · good 24.80 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.24 · good 0.78 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.24 · good 1.72 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.22 · good 1.77 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.22 · good 1.84 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.22 · good 1.02 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.22 · good 1.34 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.22 · good 1.63 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.22 · good 2.00 · good 25.00 · good Good