Elba Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sun 16:34 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Elba has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 17:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.5/10

Sun 16:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Sun 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.7/10

Wed 12:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 7.1/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:27

Sunset

18:43

Water

24.1°C

Max air

21.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

75% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 17:00–18:00 (45% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 17:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (57 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Waves (27 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 07:00.

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

Mon 10:00, Wed 11:00

Nearby alternatives in Italy

Cinque Terre

154 km away

✅ Good

Sardinia

194 km away

✅ Good

Ponza

308 km away

✅ Good

Capri

414 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 16:00 – Wed 16:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.71 around Sun 18:00; 11 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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10/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.42 to 4.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.54m to -0.25m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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
Sun 17:00 0.22 · good 2.12 · good 24.10 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.24 · good 1.24 · good 24.10 · good Good
Sun 19:00 0.28 · good 0.72 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.30 · good 0.58 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.34 · good 0.92 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.38 · high 1.75 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.42 · high 1.30 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.44 · high 1.06 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.46 · high 1.12 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.48 · high 1.12 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.48 · high 1.00 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.48 · high 0.81 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.48 · high 0.86 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.46 · high 0.64 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.46 · high 0.50 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.44 · high 0.42 · good 24.00 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.42 · high 0.98 · good 24.00 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.40 · high 1.50 · good 24.00 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.38 · high 2.06 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.36 · good 2.92 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.34 · good 2.83 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.32 · good 3.20 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.30 · good 3.60 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.28 · good 4.10 · good 24.10 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.26 · good 3.91 · good 24.00 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.30 · good 3.75 · good 24.00 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.32 · good 3.30 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.36 · good 3.26 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.38 · high 2.56 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.40 · high 1.66 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.42 · high 1.22 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.42 · high 1.14 · good 23.90 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.44 · high 1.08 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.44 · high 0.95 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.44 · high 1.10 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.46 · high 1.60 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.46 · high 1.50 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.44 · high 1.33 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.44 · high 1.08 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.42 · high 1.00 · good 23.80 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.40 · high 0.78 · good 23.80 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.36 · good 1.30 · good 23.80 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.34 · good 2.02 · good 23.80 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.30 · good 2.20 · good 23.90 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.28 · good 2.14 · good 23.90 · good Excellent
Tue 14:00 0.24 · good 2.12 · good 23.90 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.22 · good 2.52 · good 23.90 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.20 · good 2.66 · good 23.90 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.18 · good 2.75 · good 23.80 · good Excellent
Tue 18:00 0.16 · good 2.40 · good 23.80 · good Excellent
Tue 19:00 0.16 · good 1.68 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.14 · good 1.68 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.14 · good 1.65 · good 23.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.14 · good 1.50 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.14 · good 1.42 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.14 · good 0.51 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.14 · good 0.61 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.14 · good 0.95 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.14 · good 0.54 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.14 · good 0.61 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.14 · good 0.41 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.14 · good 0.71 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.14 · good 0.73 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.14 · good 0.89 · good 23.60 · good Excellent
Wed 09:00 0.14 · good 1.22 · good 23.60 · good Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.14 · good 1.30 · good 23.60 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.14 · good 2.20 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.14 · good 2.60 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.12 · good 2.83 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.12 · good 2.96 · good 23.70 · good Excellent
Wed 15:00 0.12 · good 3.40 · good 23.70 · good Excellent