Can you snorkel in Elba today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Elba starts Thu 05:00 and lasts until 18:00. Around 52% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Elba?

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 Elba 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.

Elba Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Tue 04:14 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Thu 02:00

Elba has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 07:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 8.6/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Thu 09:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 20:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.8 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:01

Sunset

20:49

Water

28.3°C

Max air

29.7°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 05:00–18:00 (52% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 05:00 until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (13 hours)
Tide/current (11 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 15:00.

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: Thu 02:00

Thu 02:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 00:00 – Sun 00:00 (CEST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.62 around Thu 09:00; 9 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 0.04m to 0.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 3.3 to 7.9m/s).

Tides range from -0.6m to -0.39m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 19:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 17:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 19:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

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
Thu 00:00	0.08 · good	6.00 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.08 · good	6.40 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.06 · good	6.90 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.06 · good	7.10 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.06 · good	6.80 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.04 · good	5.80 · high	25.60 · good	fair
Thu 06:00	0.04 · good	4.70 · good	25.60 · good	fair
Thu 07:00	0.04 · good	3.70 · good	25.70 · good	fair
Thu 08:00	0.04 · good	4.60 · good	25.90 · good	fair
Thu 09:00	0.04 · good	7.10 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.04 · good	7.50 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.04 · good	6.40 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.04 · good	4.80 · good	26.80 · good	fair
Thu 13:00	0.06 · good	5.70 · high	26.90 · good	fair
Thu 14:00	0.06 · good	5.60 · high	27.00 · good	fair
Thu 15:00	0.08 · good	7.90 · high	27.10 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.08 · good	7.40 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.10 · good	7.60 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.10 · good	4.10 · good	27.20 · good	fair
Thu 19:00	0.12 · good	3.30 · good	27.10 · good	fair
Thu 20:00	0.14 · good	5.70 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.16 · good	6.20 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.16 · good	6.80 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.18 · good	7.40 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.18 · good	7.80 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.18 · good	7.20 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.18 · good	7.10 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.18 · good	6.80 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	0.18 · good	7.00 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	0.20 · good	7.30 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	0.20 · good	7.30 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	0.20 · good	8.00 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	0.18 · good	7.60 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.18 · good	6.10 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.18 · good	4.40 · good	26.70 · good	fair
Fri 11:00	0.18 · good	3.90 · good	26.90 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.18 · good	4.30 · good	27.00 · good	fair
Fri 13:00	0.20 · good	5.40 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.20 · good	6.00 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.22 · good	7.70 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.26 · good	9.40 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.32 · good	10.40 · high	26.90 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.36 · good	9.90 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.38 · high	9.90 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.38 · high	9.30 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.40 · high	9.00 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.38 · high	8.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.36 · good	8.00 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.34 · good	7.90 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.32 · good	8.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.32 · good	8.50 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.30 · good	8.50 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.28 · good	7.80 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 05:00	0.24 · good	6.50 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Sat 06:00	0.22 · good	5.80 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 07:00	0.20 · good	5.00 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 08:00	0.20 · good	3.30 · good	26.00 · good	fair
Sat 09:00	0.18 · good	1.90 · good	26.20 · good	fair
Sat 10:00	0.16 · good	0.80 · good	26.40 · good	fair
Sat 11:00	0.14 · good	1.10 · good	26.60 · good	fair
Sat 12:00	0.12 · good	1.50 · good	26.80 · good	fair
Sat 13:00	0.08 · good	1.60 · good	27.80 · good	good
Sat 14:00	0.08 · good	3.40 · good	27.90 · good	good
Sat 15:00	0.08 · good	4.70 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Sat 16:00	0.08 · good	3.10 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Sat 17:00	0.08 · good	4.00 · good	28.10 · good	excellent
Sat 18:00	0.08 · good	3.40 · good	28.10 · good	excellent
Sat 19:00	0.10 · good	4.10 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Sat 20:00	0.10 · good	5.00 · good	27.90 · good	poor
Sat 21:00	0.12 · good	5.00 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.12 · good	5.70 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.12 · good	5.90 · high	27.40 · good	poor