Can you snorkel in Langkawi today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Langkawi starts Wed 00:00 and lasts until 06:00. Around 26% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Langkawi 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.

Langkawi Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Mon 02:31 (+08) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 22:40

Langkawi has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 6.5/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

07:14

Sunset

19:39

Water

30.9°C

Max air

25.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 00:00–06:00 (26% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (35 hours)
Sea temperature (35 hours)
Darkness (21 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 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 16:00

Tue 16:00, Wed 04:00, Wed 16:00

Nearby alternatives in Malaysia

Perhentian Islands

328 km away

✅ Good

Redang Island

361 km away

✅ Good

Tioman Island

625 km away

✅ Good

Mabul

2098 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (+08)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.72 around Fri 08:00; 12 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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14/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 4.13m/s).

Tides range from 0.28m to 1.03m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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 excellent ✅ Excellent

Fri 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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

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 good 🌟 Good

Sat 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sat 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 01:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 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
Thu 14:00	0.32 · good	0.27 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 15:00	0.32 · good	0.28 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Thu 16:00	0.32 · good	0.29 · good	31.50 · out of range	poor
Thu 17:00	0.30 · good	0.50 · good	31.50 · out of range	poor
Thu 18:00	0.30 · good	0.96 · good	31.50 · out of range	poor
Thu 19:00	0.28 · good	1.20 · good	31.40 · out of range	poor
Thu 20:00	0.28 · good	1.50 · good	31.40 · out of range	poor
Thu 21:00	0.26 · good	0.35 · good	31.40 · out of range	poor
Thu 22:00	0.26 · good	0.20 · good	31.30 · out of range	poor
Thu 23:00	0.26 · good	0.43 · good	31.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 00:00	0.26 · good	0.66 · good	31.30 · out of range	excellent
Fri 01:00	0.24 · good	2.51 · good	31.30 · out of range	good
Fri 02:00	0.24 · good	1.82 · good	31.40 · out of range	good
Fri 03:00	0.22 · good	1.74 · good	31.40 · out of range	good
Fri 04:00	0.44 · high	3.38 · good	31.40 · out of range	fair
Fri 05:00	0.46 · high	3.45 · good	31.40 · out of range	fair
Fri 06:00	0.46 · high	4.13 · good	31.50 · out of range	fair
Fri 07:00	0.46 · high	2.33 · good	31.50 · out of range	fair
Fri 08:00	0.48 · high	3.05 · good	31.50 · out of range	fair
Fri 09:00	0.48 · high	3.63 · good	31.50 · out of range	fair
Fri 10:00	0.46 · high	2.24 · good	31.40 · out of range	fair
Fri 11:00	0.44 · high	2.13 · good	31.40 · out of range	fair
Fri 12:00	0.42 · high	1.39 · good	31.40 · out of range	poor
Fri 13:00	0.40 · high	1.36 · good	31.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 14:00	0.40 · high	1.23 · good	31.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 15:00	0.38 · high	1.95 · good	31.30 · out of range	poor
Fri 16:00	0.38 · high	1.41 · good	31.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 17:00	0.36 · good	2.89 · good	31.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 18:00	0.36 · good	1.26 · good	31.20 · out of range	poor
Fri 19:00	0.36 · good	1.86 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Fri 20:00	0.34 · good	1.33 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Fri 21:00	0.34 · good	1.17 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Fri 22:00	0.34 · good	1.65 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Fri 23:00	0.34 · good	1.55 · good	31.00 · out of range	poor
Sat 00:00	0.34 · good	0.74 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Sat 01:00	0.34 · good	0.73 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Sat 02:00	0.34 · good	1.21 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Sat 03:00	0.34 · good	1.87 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sat 04:00	0.34 · good	2.52 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sat 05:00	0.32 · good	2.00 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sat 06:00	0.32 · good	2.16 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sat 07:00	0.32 · good	2.55 · good	31.10 · out of range	fair
Sat 08:00	0.32 · good	3.11 · good	31.10 · out of range	fair
Sat 09:00	0.32 · good	3.30 · good	31.10 · out of range	fair
Sat 10:00	0.32 · good	2.35 · good	31.10 · out of range	fair
Sat 11:00	0.32 · good	1.78 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sat 12:00	0.32 · good	1.23 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 13:00	0.32 · good	1.05 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 14:00	0.32 · good	0.97 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 15:00	0.32 · good	1.07 · good	31.10 · out of range	poor
Sat 16:00	0.32 · good	0.90 · good	31.00 · out of range	poor
Sat 17:00	0.30 · good	2.03 · good	31.00 · out of range	poor
Sat 18:00	0.30 · good	1.76 · good	31.00 · out of range	poor
Sat 19:00	0.30 · good	1.66 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Sat 20:00	0.30 · good	2.21 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Sat 21:00	0.30 · good	1.45 · good	30.90 · out of range	poor
Sat 22:00	0.30 · good	1.13 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sat 23:00	0.30 · good	0.43 · good	30.80 · out of range	poor
Sun 00:00	0.30 · good	0.63 · good	30.80 · out of range	good
Sun 01:00	0.30 · good	0.55 · good	30.90 · out of range	excellent
Sun 02:00	0.30 · good	0.64 · good	30.90 · out of range	good
Sun 03:00	0.30 · good	1.07 · good	31.00 · out of range	good
Sun 04:00	0.30 · good	1.66 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sun 05:00	0.30 · good	1.99 · good	31.10 · out of range	good
Sun 06:00	0.30 · good	1.82 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 07:00	0.30 · good	2.05 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 08:00	0.30 · good	2.02 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 09:00	0.30 · good	2.02 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 10:00	0.30 · good	1.57 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 11:00	0.32 · good	1.22 · good	31.20 · out of range	good
Sun 12:00	0.32 · good	0.74 · good	31.20 · out of range	poor
Sun 13:00	0.32 · good	0.72 · good	31.20 · out of range	poor