Can you snorkel in Watamu today?

Conditions look marginal right now. No good model window is forecast in Watamu over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table and local advisories.

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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Watamu.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Watamu Snorkel Report Today

Kenya · Updated Tue 19:59 (EAT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 02:21

Watamu looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.4/10

Best time: Fri 13:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 11:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:18

Sunset

18:21

Water

26.1°C

Max air

28.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Fri 10:00: Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Fri 14:00: Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind
Fri 15:00: Fair (0.36) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (67 hours)
Tide/current (67 hours)
Wind (41 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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 03:00

Wed 03:00, Wed 16:00, Thu 04:00, Thu 16:00, Fri 05:00, Fri 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Kenya

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

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Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (EAT)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.34 around Wed 16:00; 0 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 2.06m to 2.18m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 5.35 to 6.72m/s).

Tides range from -0.87m to 1.93m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Wed 00:00	2.06 · high	5.55 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	2.06 · high	5.35 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	2.08 · high	5.45 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	2.08 · high	5.45 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	2.08 · high	5.50 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	2.10 · high	5.90 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	2.10 · high	6.18 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	2.10 · high	6.44 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 08:00	2.12 · high	6.36 · high	26.20 · good	Poor
Wed 09:00	2.12 · high	6.49 · high	26.20 · good	Poor
Wed 10:00	2.12 · high	6.59 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Wed 11:00	2.14 · high	6.72 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Wed 12:00	2.14 · high	6.61 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Wed 13:00	2.14 · high	6.55 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Wed 14:00	2.14 · high	6.32 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Wed 15:00	2.14 · high	5.91 · high	26.20 · good	Poor
Wed 16:00	2.14 · high	5.37 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Wed 17:00	2.16 · high	5.51 · high	26.20 · good	Poor
Wed 18:00	2.16 · high	5.74 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 19:00	2.16 · high	5.76 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 20:00	2.18 · high	5.76 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 21:00	2.18 · high	5.88 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 22:00	2.16 · high	5.88 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Wed 23:00	2.16 · high	5.94 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 00:00	2.14 · high	5.66 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 01:00	2.12 · high	5.46 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 02:00	2.10 · high	5.21 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 03:00	2.08 · high	4.80 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 04:00	2.06 · high	4.73 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 05:00	2.04 · high	5.07 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 06:00	2.02 · high	5.74 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 07:00	2.00 · high	5.67 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 08:00	1.98 · high	5.80 · high	26.20 · good	Fair
Thu 09:00	1.96 · high	6.10 · high	26.20 · good	Fair
Thu 10:00	1.96 · high	6.25 · high	26.30 · good	Fair
Thu 11:00	1.94 · high	6.20 · high	26.30 · good	Fair
Thu 12:00	1.94 · high	6.19 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Thu 13:00	1.94 · high	6.17 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Thu 14:00	1.94 · high	6.04 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Thu 15:00	1.94 · high	5.77 · high	26.30 · good	Poor
Thu 16:00	1.96 · high	5.28 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Thu 17:00	1.96 · high	5.25 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Thu 18:00	1.98 · high	5.27 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Thu 19:00	1.98 · high	5.72 · high	26.20 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	1.98 · high	5.69 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	1.98 · high	5.42 · high	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	1.98 · high	5.13 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	1.96 · high	4.83 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	1.96 · high	4.73 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	1.94 · high	4.71 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	1.92 · high	4.57 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	1.90 · high	4.01 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	1.88 · high	3.75 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	1.86 · high	4.52 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	1.84 · high	4.82 · good	26.10 · good	Poor
Fri 07:00	1.82 · high	5.01 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Fri 08:00	1.80 · high	5.26 · good	26.20 · good	Poor
Fri 09:00	1.78 · high	5.35 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Fri 10:00	1.78 · high	5.18 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 11:00	1.76 · high	5.41 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 12:00	1.76 · high	5.71 · high	26.50 · good	Fair
Fri 13:00	1.76 · high	5.81 · high	26.50 · good	Fair
Fri 14:00	1.78 · high	5.74 · high	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 15:00	1.78 · high	5.38 · good	26.40 · good	Fair
Fri 16:00	1.80 · high	5.21 · good	26.40 · good	Poor
Fri 17:00	1.82 · high	5.20 · good	26.30 · good	Poor
Fri 18:00	1.84 · high	5.20 · good	26.30 · good	Poor