MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Elba Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 12:09 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 12:09 (CEST)

Elba has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 13:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 7.1/10

Sat 12:00 (CEST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.0/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 8.0/10

Best time: Sat 13:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:34

Sunset

18:33

Water

23.5°C

Max air

21.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

93% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 13:00–18:00 (11% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 13:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (66 hours)
  • Waves (47 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 23/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 09:00.

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.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Sun 01:00

Sat 14:00, Sun 01:00, Sun 15:00, Tue 05:00

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

Viewing historical data

Wed 12:00 – Sat 12:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Wed 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.54m to 1.08m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.3 to 5.61m/s).

Tides range from -0.59m to -0.28m; 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 12:00 0.64 · high 3.32 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.70 · high 3.55 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.70 · high 3.81 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.68 · high 3.77 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.68 · high 3.49 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.66 · high 2.66 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.56 · high 2.57 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.54 · high 2.82 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.54 · high 3.01 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 2.70 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.62 · high 2.69 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.66 · high 2.89 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.76 · high 2.61 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.86 · high 2.81 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.96 · high 2.40 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.00 · high 2.63 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.04 · high 3.16 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.08 · high 4.79 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.00 · high 5.61 · high 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.94 · high 4.04 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.86 · high 1.75 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.84 · high 0.30 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.84 · high 1.80 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.82 · high 1.70 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.86 · high 1.48 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.84 · high 1.35 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 14:00 0.82 · high 2.11 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.84 · high 2.38 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.86 · high 2.86 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.92 · high 0.81 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.92 · high 0.99 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Thu 19:00 0.90 · high 1.25 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.90 · high 1.03 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.94 · high 1.20 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 1.00 · high 1.26 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 1.04 · high 0.94 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.22 · high 1.10 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.38 · high 1.20 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.56 · high 1.30 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.56 · high 0.45 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.54 · high 1.26 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 1.54 · high 4.19 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.46 · high 3.54 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.40 · high 2.62 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.32 · high 3.98 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 1.22 · high 4.12 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Fri 10:00 1.12 · high 4.06 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 1.02 · high 4.12 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.94 · high 4.54 · good 24.50 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.70 · high 3.91 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.70 · high 3.60 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.74 · high 3.61 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.78 · high 3.81 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.82 · high 4.04 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.84 · high 4.08 · good 24.30 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 0.92 · high 3.20 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.96 · high 2.60 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.94 · high 3.62 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.92 · high 3.52 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.90 · high 3.03 · good 24.20 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.84 · high 3.06 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.78 · high 2.94 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.72 · high 2.83 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.66 · high 2.62 · good 24.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.60 · high 3.10 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.54 · high 4.03 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.50 · high 3.65 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 0.46 · high 3.03 · good 24.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 0.42 · high 2.38 · good 24.00 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.40 · high 2.25 · good 24.00 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.36 · good 2.19 · good 24.00 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.34 · good 2.36 · good 24.00 · good Good