Can you snorkel in Ustica today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Ustica starts Thu 05:00 and lasts until 18:00. Around 42% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Ustica 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.

Ustica Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 20:26

Ustica has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 07:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.5/10

Best time: Thu 07:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

06:00

Sunset

20:27

Water

29.6°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

1% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 05:00–18:00 (42% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (32 hours)
Waves (19 hours)
Darkness (19 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 06:00.

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.

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 18:00 – Fri 18:00 (CEST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.59 around Tue 20:00; 15 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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21/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.14m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 3/24 sampled hours (range 2.6 to 21.4m/s).

Tides range from -0.65m to -0.35m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 18:00 good 🌟 Good

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 13:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 17:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 18:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Tue 18:00	0.18 · good	7.90 · high	29.30 · good	good
Tue 19:00	0.16 · good	6.80 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.16 · good	5.80 · high	29.20 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.14 · good	3.20 · good	29.10 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.14 · good	2.60 · good	29.00 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	0.16 · good	3.80 · good	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.16 · good	8.90 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	0.18 · good	13.90 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	0.20 · good	15.60 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	0.22 · good	14.80 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	0.24 · good	14.00 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Wed 05:00	0.24 · good	12.10 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Wed 06:00	0.26 · good	13.00 · high	28.60 · good	fair
Wed 07:00	0.26 · good	15.80 · high	28.60 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.26 · good	15.80 · high	28.70 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.26 · good	14.80 · high	28.80 · good	fair
Wed 10:00	0.28 · good	16.00 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 11:00	0.28 · good	17.90 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 12:00	0.30 · good	18.80 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 13:00	0.32 · good	21.20 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 14:00	0.36 · good	21.40 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 15:00	0.38 · high	19.20 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 16:00	0.38 · high	16.90 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 17:00	0.38 · high	18.40 · high	29.10 · good	fair
Wed 18:00	0.38 · high	17.50 · high	29.00 · good	fair
Wed 19:00	0.38 · high	18.20 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.38 · high	19.30 · high	29.00 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.38 · high	19.20 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.44 · high	21.40 · high	28.90 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.52 · high	21.80 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.58 · high	24.20 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.66 · high	25.30 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.74 · high	27.80 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.82 · high	28.00 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.88 · high	24.20 · high	28.40 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.92 · high	23.70 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.98 · high	21.80 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.04 · high	24.30 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.12 · high	17.70 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.18 · high	26.50 · high	28.40 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.28 · high	31.40 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.40 · high	31.30 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	1.50 · high	28.20 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	1.52 · high	25.90 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	1.56 · high	24.60 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	1.58 · high	25.40 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.56 · high	20.70 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.52 · high	18.90 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.50 · high	20.50 · high	28.80 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.48 · high	21.90 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.46 · high	26.90 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.44 · high	28.30 · high	28.60 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.40 · high	26.70 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.38 · high	26.40 · high	28.40 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.34 · high	24.60 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.30 · high	23.10 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.26 · high	22.20 · high	28.20 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.22 · high	19.70 · high	28.10 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.18 · high	17.80 · high	28.10 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	1.14 · high	17.10 · high	28.10 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.10 · high	18.70 · high	28.10 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	1.06 · high	20.50 · high	28.20 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	1.02 · high	19.70 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.98 · high	19.00 · high	28.50 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.94 · high	18.60 · high	28.70 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.96 · high	6.20 · high	28.20 · good	fair
Fri 12:00	0.92 · high	5.40 · good	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.88 · high	8.40 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.86 · high	10.20 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.82 · high	10.40 · high	28.30 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.78 · high	9.60 · high	28.20 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.76 · high	8.70 · high	28.20 · good	poor