MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Elba Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 15:19 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 15:19 (CEST)

Elba has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 16:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.6/10

Sat 15:00 (CEST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.9/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.9/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Sat 16:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:34

Sunset

18:33

Water

23.5°C

Max air

20.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

89% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 16:00–18:00 (8% 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

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 16:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Waves (49 hours)
  • Darkness (39 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

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: Tue 05:00

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

Sun 15:00 – Wed 15:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.81 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.1m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 1.77 to 5.98m/s).

Tides range from -0.64m to -0.45m; 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
Sun 15:00 0.10 · good 1.99 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.10 · good 1.77 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.10 · good 3.18 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.10 · good 2.89 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Sun 19:00 0.10 · good 2.16 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.18 · good 1.91 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.18 · good 1.80 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.18 · good 1.80 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.18 · good 2.10 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.18 · good 2.20 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.20 · good 2.21 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.20 · good 2.30 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.20 · good 2.31 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.22 · good 2.33 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.22 · good 3.96 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.24 · good 3.99 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 07:00 0.24 · good 4.23 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 08:00 0.26 · good 4.49 · good 25.00 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.26 · good 4.37 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.26 · good 5.77 · high 25.10 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.26 · good 5.98 · high 25.20 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.26 · good 5.94 · high 25.20 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.26 · good 5.41 · high 25.20 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.26 · good 4.70 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 15:00 0.26 · good 4.33 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 16:00 0.26 · good 4.08 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 17:00 0.26 · good 2.24 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 18:00 0.24 · good 3.01 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 19:00 0.24 · good 2.97 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.30 · good 3.49 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.30 · good 3.98 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.28 · good 3.72 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.28 · good 3.62 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.28 · good 3.40 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.26 · good 3.38 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.26 · good 3.25 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.26 · good 3.35 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.26 · good 3.83 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.26 · good 1.14 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.26 · good 1.12 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.26 · good 1.22 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 1.75 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.28 · good 2.08 · good 24.90 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.28 · good 2.55 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 11:00 0.30 · good 3.36 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 12:00 0.30 · good 2.86 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 13:00 0.38 · high 3.41 · good 25.10 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.40 · high 3.61 · good 25.10 · good Good
Tue 15:00 0.40 · high 3.47 · good 25.10 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.42 · high 3.19 · good 25.10 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.42 · high 3.20 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.42 · high 2.35 · good 25.00 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.48 · high 3.47 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.48 · high 2.76 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.48 · high 2.12 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.48 · high 1.84 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.48 · high 1.36 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.48 · high 0.85 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.48 · high 0.73 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.48 · high 0.70 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.48 · high 0.63 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.50 · high 0.64 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.50 · high 1.30 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.50 · high 1.22 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.52 · high 0.76 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.52 · high 0.90 · good 24.80 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.56 · high 1.57 · good 24.80 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.58 · high 2.56 · good 24.90 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.62 · high 3.32 · good 24.90 · good Fair
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