Can you snorkel in Cinque Terre today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Cinque Terre starts Sun 13:00 and lasts until 18:00. Around 27% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Cinque Terre?

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 Cinque Terre 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.

Cinque Terre Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 05:04 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sat 22:53

Cinque Terre has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 15:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.2/10

Best time: Sun 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

20:59

Water

29.1°C

Max air

26.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

42% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 13:00–18:00 (27% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 13:00 until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (45 hours)
Tide/current (41 hours)
Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 04:00.

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.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Tue 00:00

Tue 00:00

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Capri

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.62 around Sun 20:00; 15 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 0.52m to 0.96m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.39 to 4.03m/s).

Tides range from -0.5m to -0.26m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 18:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

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
Sat 21:00	0.64 · high	2.79 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.70 · high	2.88 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.74 · high	2.82 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.80 · high	2.85 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.86 · high	2.93 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.90 · high	3.20 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.96 · high	3.51 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.96 · high	4.03 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 05:00	0.94 · high	3.64 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 06:00	0.94 · high	3.67 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 07:00	0.90 · high	3.20 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Sun 08:00	0.86 · high	3.40 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Sun 09:00	0.82 · high	3.97 · good	28.60 · good	fair
Sun 10:00	0.78 · high	3.55 · good	28.70 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.76 · high	3.42 · good	28.80 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.72 · high	2.51 · good	28.90 · good	fair
Sun 13:00	0.68 · high	2.56 · good	29.00 · good	good
Sun 14:00	0.64 · high	2.72 · good	29.00 · good	good
Sun 15:00	0.60 · high	2.55 · good	29.10 · good	good
Sun 16:00	0.58 · high	1.96 · good	29.20 · good	good
Sun 17:00	0.54 · high	1.64 · good	29.30 · good	good
Sun 18:00	0.52 · high	1.39 · good	29.30 · good	good
Sun 19:00	0.52 · high	2.24 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.52 · high	3.06 · good	29.20 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.52 · high	3.10 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.56 · high	2.75 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.58 · high	2.68 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.62 · high	3.02 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.66 · high	2.77 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.68 · high	2.50 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.72 · high	2.41 · good	28.50 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.72 · high	1.57 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.70 · high	1.22 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.70 · high	1.44 · good	28.40 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.66 · high	1.71 · good	28.50 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.64 · high	1.65 · good	28.60 · good	good
Mon 09:00	0.60 · high	1.42 · good	28.80 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.58 · high	1.82 · good	28.90 · good	good
Mon 11:00	0.54 · high	2.69 · good	29.00 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	0.52 · high	2.51 · good	29.10 · good	good
Mon 13:00	0.50 · high	2.75 · good	29.20 · good	good
Mon 14:00	0.46 · high	2.69 · good	29.20 · good	fair
Mon 15:00	0.44 · high	2.85 · good	29.20 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.42 · high	2.67 · good	29.10 · good	good
Mon 17:00	0.38 · high	2.14 · good	29.10 · good	good
Mon 18:00	0.36 · good	2.24 · good	29.10 · good	good
Mon 19:00	0.34 · good	1.60 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.32 · good	0.73 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.30 · good	1.06 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.28 · good	1.36 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.24 · good	1.12 · good	28.80 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.22 · good	1.25 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.22 · good	1.39 · good	28.70 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.20 · good	1.48 · good	28.60 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.20 · good	1.66 · good	28.50 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.18 · good	1.66 · good	28.40 · good	good