MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Ustica Snorkel Report Today

Italy · Updated Sat 12:07 (CEST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sat 12:07 (CEST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.2/10

Sat 14:00 (CEST)

Later today

Good · 6.3/10

Sat 15:00 (CEST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Sun 16:00 (CEST)

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

Score: 6.3/10

Best time: Sat 15:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 1.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:18

Sunset

18:26

Water

24.0°C

Max air

21.6°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sat 15:00–18:00 (43% 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: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sat 15:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (34 hours)
  • Waves (10 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 16:00.

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: Tue 05:00

Sun 15:00, Mon 17:00, Tue 05:00

Nearby alternatives in Italy

San Vito lo Capo

71 km away

✅ Good

Taormina

207 km away

✅ Good

Capri

224 km away

✅ Good

Tropea

235 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.72 around Tue 14:00; 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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5/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.16m to 1.04m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 10/24 sampled hours (range 1.42 to 8.3m/s).

Tides range from -0.61m to -0.37m; 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
Tue 14:00 0.16 · good 1.42 · good 25.60 · good Excellent
Tue 15:00 0.18 · good 1.84 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 16:00 0.20 · good 2.69 · good 25.60 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.22 · good 6.33 · high 25.60 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.26 · good 5.70 · high 25.60 · good Good
Tue 19:00 0.60 · high 7.24 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.66 · high 8.30 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.68 · high 7.07 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.70 · high 4.51 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.72 · high 5.77 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.72 · high 6.79 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.74 · high 6.02 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.74 · high 6.16 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.78 · high 5.95 · high 25.50 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.80 · high 5.61 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.84 · high 5.87 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.88 · high 5.52 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.94 · high 5.47 · high 25.40 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.98 · high 5.16 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 1.00 · high 4.88 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 1.00 · high 4.60 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 11:00 1.02 · high 3.32 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 12:00 1.02 · high 3.70 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 13:00 1.04 · high 3.96 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.00 · high 3.74 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 0.94 · high 3.94 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 0.88 · high 4.14 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 0.82 · high 3.81 · good 25.40 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.68 · high 3.86 · good 25.30 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.68 · high 2.20 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.66 · high 1.14 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.64 · high 1.99 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.64 · high 1.75 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.62 · high 3.23 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.60 · high 4.56 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.60 · high 4.88 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.58 · high 4.37 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.60 · high 3.73 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.60 · high 2.70 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.62 · high 2.65 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.62 · high 1.94 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 0.64 · high 2.40 · good 25.20 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 0.64 · high 3.28 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.62 · high 3.16 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.62 · high 2.84 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 11:00 0.60 · high 3.49 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 12:00 0.60 · high 2.69 · good 25.20 · good Fair
Thu 13:00 0.42 · high 1.55 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.42 · high 1.65 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 15:00 0.40 · high 1.55 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.40 · high 1.75 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.34 · good 1.14 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.36 · good 0.67 · good 25.60 · good Good
Thu 19:00 0.36 · good 0.58 · good 25.60 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.38 · high 0.22 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.42 · high 0.22 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.44 · high 0.30 · good 25.50 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.48 · high 0.54 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.60 · high 1.65 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.72 · high 2.83 · good 25.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.84 · high 4.62 · good 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.84 · high 5.60 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.84 · high 6.28 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.84 · high 7.96 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.82 · high 8.44 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 0.82 · high 8.69 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 0.80 · high 9.36 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 0.84 · high 9.31 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.90 · high 9.10 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 0.94 · high 9.22 · high 25.20 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 1.02 · high 8.05 · high 25.30 · good Poor
Fri 13:00 0.92 · high 8.20 · high 25.20 · good Poor