MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Taormina Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 06:08 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 06:08 (CEST)

Taormina has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 15:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 5.3/10

Sat 08:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 5.6/10

Sat 18:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.8/10

Mon 09:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 5.6/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sat 09:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:09

Sunset

18:19

Water

24.0°C

Max air

20.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 15:00 (35% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (54 hours)
  • Darkness (37 hours)
  • Waves (23 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 19:00.

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: Sun 08:00

Sun 08:00, Sun 22:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Italy

Tropea

106 km away

✅ Good

Ustica

207 km away

✅ Good

San Vito lo Capo

227 km away

✅ Good

Capri

314 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.75 around Mon 17:00; 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 0.2m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.32 to 2.69m/s).

Tides range from -0.5m to -0.31m; 1 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
Mon 08:00 0.18 · good 1.92 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 09:00 0.18 · good 0.92 · good 25.10 · good Good
Mon 10:00 0.20 · good 0.32 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 11:00 0.20 · good 1.39 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 12:00 0.18 · good 2.16 · good 25.20 · good Good
Mon 13:00 0.12 · good 2.69 · good 25.30 · good Good
Mon 14:00 0.10 · good 2.66 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 15:00 0.10 · good 2.60 · good 25.30 · good Excellent
Mon 16:00 0.12 · good 1.98 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Mon 17:00 0.12 · good 1.61 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Mon 18:00 0.12 · good 1.65 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Mon 19:00 0.12 · good 1.00 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.14 · good 1.64 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.16 · good 1.78 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.18 · good 2.08 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.20 · good 2.36 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.18 · good 2.36 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.18 · good 2.36 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.16 · good 2.50 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.16 · good 2.50 · good 25.10 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.18 · good 2.33 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.18 · good 2.41 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.18 · good 2.42 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.18 · good 2.28 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 0.18 · good 2.16 · good 25.00 · good Excellent
Tue 09:00 0.16 · good 0.95 · good 25.00 · good Excellent
Tue 10:00 0.16 · good 0.92 · good 25.00 · good Excellent
Tue 11:00 0.14 · good 1.88 · good 25.00 · good Excellent
Tue 12:00 0.14 · good 2.25 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 13:00 0.20 · good 2.69 · good 25.20 · good Good
Tue 14:00 0.20 · good 2.62 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.22 · good 2.52 · good 25.20 · good Excellent
Tue 16:00 0.24 · good 1.94 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 17:00 0.26 · good 1.71 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 18:00 0.28 · good 1.22 · good 25.10 · good Excellent
Tue 19:00 0.42 · high 5.25 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.42 · high 4.91 · good 25.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.42 · high 3.97 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.42 · high 4.03 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.42 · high 3.89 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.44 · high 3.28 · good 24.90 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.48 · high 3.61 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.50 · high 3.86 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.50 · high 4.20 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.52 · high 4.03 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.52 · high 3.72 · good 24.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.54 · high 3.64 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.54 · high 3.38 · good 24.70 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.56 · high 3.76 · good 24.70 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.58 · high 4.24 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.60 · high 4.96 · good 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 0.62 · high 7.00 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 0.62 · high 7.27 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 0.62 · high 7.60 · high 24.70 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 0.56 · high 7.17 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.54 · high 6.60 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.50 · high 7.79 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.48 · high 7.31 · high 24.60 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.48 · high 5.69 · high 24.60 · good Good
Wed 19:00 0.46 · high 4.60 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.46 · high 4.46 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.44 · high 4.67 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.44 · high 4.61 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.42 · high 4.24 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.42 · high 3.89 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.40 · high 3.33 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.32 · good 3.00 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.34 · good 2.75 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.34 · good 2.56 · good 24.60 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.36 · good 2.83 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.36 · good 2.75 · good 24.50 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.36 · good 2.51 · good 24.50 · good Poor