Can you snorkel in Taormina today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Taormina starts Thu 04:00 and lasts until 18:00. Around 48% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Taormina 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.

Taormina Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 22:10

Taormina has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 06:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 8.3/10

Best time: Thu 06:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

20:16

Water

29.0°C

Max air

28.7°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 04:00–18:00 (48% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Thu 04:00 until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (22 hours)
Darkness (16 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 20:00.

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

Thu 10:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 20:00 – Wed 20:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.78 around Mon 20:00; 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 0.18m to 0.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 3.3 to 13.0m/s).

Tides range from -0.55m to -0.36m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 18:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 17:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 18:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 19:00 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
Sun 20:00	0.28 · good	8.20 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.26 · good	10.20 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.24 · good	11.80 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.24 · good	13.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.22 · good	11.80 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.22 · good	11.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.22 · good	11.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.22 · good	12.30 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Mon 04:00	0.22 · good	12.50 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.22 · good	11.50 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.22 · good	8.20 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.22 · good	5.10 · good	25.90 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.22 · good	4.90 · good	26.10 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.22 · good	5.40 · good	26.30 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.24 · good	9.40 · high	26.50 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.24 · good	10.80 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.26 · good	6.20 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.24 · good	11.00 · high	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.24 · good	8.60 · high	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.22 · good	6.60 · high	27.00 · good	fair
Mon 16:00	0.20 · good	6.40 · high	27.00 · good	fair
Mon 17:00	0.20 · good	5.40 · good	27.00 · good	good
Mon 18:00	0.18 · good	3.30 · good	27.00 · good	good
Mon 19:00	0.18 · good	3.40 · good	26.90 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.20 · good	7.20 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.20 · good	8.30 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.20 · good	8.50 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.20 · good	9.00 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.20 · good	10.00 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.20 · good	11.50 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Tue 02:00	0.20 · good	11.50 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Tue 03:00	0.20 · good	12.00 · high	25.90 · good	poor
Tue 04:00	0.20 · good	11.80 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Tue 05:00	0.18 · good	10.70 · high	25.80 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.18 · good	7.40 · high	25.90 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.18 · good	2.70 · good	26.00 · good	good
Tue 08:00	0.18 · good	2.20 · good	26.10 · good	good
Tue 09:00	0.18 · good	5.10 · good	26.40 · good	fair
Tue 10:00	0.18 · good	6.40 · high	26.60 · good	fair
Tue 11:00	0.18 · good	5.90 · high	26.80 · good	fair
Tue 12:00	0.26 · good	8.40 · high	26.90 · good	fair
Tue 13:00	0.26 · good	9.70 · high	27.00 · good	fair
Tue 14:00	0.26 · good	12.70 · high	27.10 · good	fair
Tue 15:00	0.26 · good	12.80 · high	27.20 · good	fair
Tue 16:00	0.26 · good	6.40 · high	27.20 · good	fair
Tue 17:00	0.26 · good	5.10 · good	27.20 · good	good
Tue 18:00	0.26 · good	3.70 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Tue 19:00	0.26 · good	8.30 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.26 · good	10.40 · high	27.00 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.26 · good	11.50 · high	26.90 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.24 · good	12.20 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.24 · good	12.20 · high	26.60 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.22 · good	12.70 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.22 · good	12.50 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.22 · good	12.00 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.22 · good	12.00 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.22 · good	12.20 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Wed 05:00	0.22 · good	11.30 · high	26.00 · good	fair
Wed 06:00	0.22 · good	9.70 · high	26.00 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.22 · good	8.70 · high	26.10 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.22 · good	7.70 · high	26.30 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.22 · good	6.10 · high	26.50 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.22 · good	4.90 · good	26.80 · good	excellent
Wed 11:00	0.20 · good	9.60 · high	27.00 · good	good
Wed 12:00	0.20 · good	12.10 · high	27.10 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.20 · good	8.00 · high	27.20 · good	good
Wed 14:00	0.18 · good	7.20 · high	27.30 · good	excellent
Wed 15:00	0.18 · good	7.90 · high	27.40 · good	excellent
Wed 16:00	0.18 · good	7.60 · high	27.50 · good	excellent
Wed 17:00	0.18 · good	7.30 · high	27.50 · good	good
Wed 18:00	0.18 · good	7.70 · high	27.50 · good	good
Wed 19:00	0.20 · good	9.00 · high	27.40 · good	poor