Can you snorkel in Aqaba today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Aqaba starts Wed 06:00 and lasts until 16:00. Around 57% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Aqaba 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.

Aqaba Snorkel Report Today

Jordan · Updated Tue 04:15 (+03) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 08:17

Aqaba has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 09:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Score: 8.5/10

Best time: Wed 09:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Wed 09:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

19:38

Water

27.8°C

Max air

40.1°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 06:00–16:00 (57% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Wind

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Friday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 06:00 until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Darkness (20 hours)
Wind (14 hours)
Tide/current (8 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 15:00.

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: Wed 23:00

Wed 11:00, Wed 23:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Jordan

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (+03)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.88 around Wed 14:00; 14 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 0.04m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 18/24 sampled hours (range 3.16 to 6.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.31m to 0.14m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 16:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 15:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Thu 16:00 good 🌟 Good

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 09:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 10:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 11:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 12:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 13:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 14:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 15:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 16:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sat 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

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
Wed 05:00	0.06 · good	5.69 · high	27.10 · good	excellent
Wed 06:00	0.06 · good	5.81 · high	27.10 · good	excellent
Wed 07:00	0.08 · good	5.10 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Wed 08:00	0.08 · good	4.30 · good	27.40 · good	excellent
Wed 09:00	0.10 · good	3.78 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Wed 10:00	0.08 · good	3.81 · good	27.80 · good	excellent
Wed 11:00	0.06 · good	3.99 · good	27.90 · good	excellent
Wed 12:00	0.04 · good	4.37 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Wed 13:00	0.04 · good	4.74 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Wed 14:00	0.04 · good	5.50 · high	27.90 · good	excellent
Wed 15:00	0.04 · good	6.45 · high	27.80 · good	excellent
Wed 16:00	0.10 · good	6.50 · high	27.60 · good	excellent
Wed 17:00	0.16 · good	5.54 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.22 · good	4.82 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.20 · good	4.35 · good	27.40 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.20 · good	5.28 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.18 · good	4.99 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.16 · good	4.89 · good	27.30 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.12 · good	4.83 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.10 · good	4.15 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.08 · good	3.52 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.06 · good	3.16 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.04 · good	3.29 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Thu 04:00	0.04 · good	3.36 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Thu 05:00	0.04 · good	3.65 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Thu 06:00	0.04 · good	3.91 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Thu 07:00	0.04 · good	4.16 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Thu 08:00	0.02 · good	4.00 · good	27.40 · good	excellent
Thu 09:00	0.02 · good	3.25 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Thu 10:00	0.02 · good	3.00 · good	27.90 · good	excellent
Thu 11:00	0.02 · good	2.55 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Thu 12:00	0.02 · good	1.90 · good	28.10 · good	excellent
Thu 13:00	0.02 · good	2.38 · good	28.10 · good	excellent
Thu 14:00	0.04 · good	3.76 · good	28.00 · good	excellent
Thu 15:00	0.04 · good	5.72 · high	27.90 · good	excellent
Thu 16:00	0.12 · good	7.26 · high	27.70 · good	good
Thu 17:00	0.18 · good	6.65 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.26 · good	6.08 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.28 · good	5.67 · high	27.40 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.28 · good	7.16 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.30 · good	6.82 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.28 · good	5.70 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.24 · good	4.84 · good	27.20 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.22 · good	4.08 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.18 · good	3.54 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.14 · good	3.17 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.10 · good	3.06 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Fri 04:00	0.08 · good	3.15 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Fri 05:00	0.06 · good	3.06 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Fri 06:00	0.04 · good	3.37 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Fri 07:00	0.04 · good	3.67 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Fri 08:00	0.04 · good	4.32 · good	27.10 · good	excellent
Fri 09:00	0.04 · good	5.01 · good	27.20 · good	excellent
Fri 10:00	0.08 · good	5.21 · good	27.30 · good	excellent
Fri 11:00	0.14 · good	5.42 · high	27.40 · good	excellent
Fri 12:00	0.18 · good	5.68 · high	27.40 · good	excellent
Fri 13:00	0.20 · good	6.58 · high	27.40 · good	excellent
Fri 14:00	0.24 · good	7.15 · high	27.40 · good	good
Fri 15:00	0.26 · good	7.06 · high	27.40 · good	good
Fri 16:00	0.30 · good	6.48 · high	27.30 · good	good
Fri 17:00	0.34 · good	6.37 · high	27.30 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.38 · high	7.94 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.36 · good	8.83 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.34 · good	7.20 · high	27.20 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.32 · good	6.00 · high	27.10 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.26 · good	4.75 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.22 · good	4.15 · good	27.10 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.16 · good	3.80 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.14 · good	3.85 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.10 · good	4.05 · good	27.00 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.08 · good	4.01 · good	27.00 · good	excellent
Sat 04:00	0.08 · good	4.20 · good	26.90 · good	excellent