# Elba snorkeling forecast

Elba has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

- Location: Elba, Italy
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T04:34:51.492997+02:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 8.2/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 17%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T02:28:27.073700+02:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/elba/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 23.3 °C (73.9 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 22.1 °C (71.8 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.2 °C (+2.2 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T05:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.3 | 1.72 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T06:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.28 | 1.44 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T07:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.24 | 1.36 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T08:00:00+02:00 | good | 0.7069722222222222 | yes | 0.22 | 1.17 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T09:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7298944444444444 | yes | 0.2 | 1.17 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T10:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7230296296296296 | yes | 0.16 | 1.84 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T11:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7321851851851852 | yes | 0.14 | 2.02 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7376981481481482 | yes | 0.14 | 1.73 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.810627777777778 | yes | 0.12 | 1.41 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.8178888888888889 | yes | 0.12 | 1.2 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7719296296296297 | yes | 0.12 | 1.06 | 23.5 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7747907407407408 | yes | 0.1 | 1.0 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7897814814814814 | yes | 0.1 | 1.13 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+02:00 | excellent | 0.7976574074074074 | yes | 0.1 | 1.36 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 1.22 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.08 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.22 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.1 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 1.43 | 23.3 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 1.55 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.68 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.16 | 1.88 | 23.2 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+02:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.18 | 2.11 | 23.2 |

## Nearby spots

- [Capri](https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/capri/index.md)
- [Cinque Terre](https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/cinque-terre/index.md)
- [Lampedusa](https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/lampedusa/index.md)
- [Ponza](https://snorkelforecast.com/italy/ponza/index.md)