Can you snorkel in Mabul today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Mabul starts Wed 00:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 21% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Mabul 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.

Mabul Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Tue 04:15 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Wed 07:07

Mabul has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Wed 08:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.3 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.6°C

Max air

28.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

98% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 00:00–10:00 (21% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Wed 00:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (52 hours)
Waves (32 hours)
Darkness (26 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: Thu 17:00

Wed 02:00, Wed 15:00, Thu 03:00, Thu 17:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 23:00 – Tue 23:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Sun 10:00; 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 0.54m to 0.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 12/24 sampled hours (range 3.18 to 6.96m/s).

Tides range from -0.04m to 1.75m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 02:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 09:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 00:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 06:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 07:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 08:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 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
Sat 23:00	0.72 · high	6.06 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.74 · high	6.27 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.74 · high	6.95 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.76 · high	6.55 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.76 · high	6.96 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 04:00	0.78 · high	6.74 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 05:00	0.80 · high	6.85 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 06:00	0.82 · high	6.61 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 07:00	0.82 · high	6.13 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 08:00	0.68 · high	4.80 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Sun 09:00	0.66 · high	4.70 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Sun 10:00	0.66 · high	4.65 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Sun 11:00	0.64 · high	5.41 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 12:00	0.64 · high	5.53 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	0.64 · high	5.20 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	0.62 · high	4.42 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 15:00	0.62 · high	4.39 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Sun 16:00	0.60 · high	4.32 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 17:00	0.60 · high	4.54 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.58 · high	4.81 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.58 · high	4.35 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.56 · high	5.26 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.56 · high	6.56 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.54 · high	3.18 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.54 · high	5.15 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.52 · high	5.51 · high	29.60 · good	fair
Mon 01:00	0.52 · high	5.63 · high	29.60 · good	fair
Mon 02:00	0.50 · high	6.22 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Mon 03:00	0.50 · high	6.30 · high	29.70 · good	fair
Mon 04:00	0.50 · high	5.73 · high	29.80 · good	fair
Mon 05:00	0.48 · high	4.68 · good	29.80 · good	fair
Mon 06:00	0.48 · high	3.90 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Mon 07:00	0.46 · high	3.65 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Mon 08:00	0.44 · high	3.67 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Mon 09:00	0.42 · high	3.42 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Mon 10:00	0.40 · high	3.72 · good	29.90 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.40 · high	4.16 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Mon 12:00	0.38 · high	4.04 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Mon 13:00	0.38 · high	4.60 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	0.36 · good	4.76 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	0.36 · good	5.01 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	0.36 · good	4.25 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	0.34 · good	3.79 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	0.34 · good	3.87 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	0.34 · good	4.76 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	0.36 · good	2.86 · good	29.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	0.36 · good	1.55 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	0.36 · good	3.79 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	0.34 · good	4.21 · good	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	0.34 · good	4.41 · good	29.50 · good	fair
Tue 01:00	0.34 · good	4.13 · good	29.60 · good	fair
Tue 02:00	0.34 · good	4.27 · good	29.70 · good	good
Tue 03:00	0.34 · good	4.57 · good	29.90 · good	good
Tue 04:00	0.34 · good	5.00 · good	30.00 · good	fair
Tue 05:00	0.36 · good	5.29 · good	30.10 · good	fair
Tue 06:00	0.36 · good	5.54 · high	30.20 · good	fair
Tue 07:00	0.36 · good	5.71 · high	30.30 · good	fair
Tue 08:00	0.34 · good	5.57 · high	30.20 · good	fair
Tue 09:00	0.34 · good	5.21 · good	30.20 · good	good
Tue 10:00	0.32 · good	4.64 · good	30.20 · good	good
Tue 11:00	0.32 · good	4.51 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	0.30 · good	3.79 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	0.28 · good	3.79 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	0.28 · good	3.19 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	0.26 · good	3.83 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	0.26 · good	3.17 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	0.26 · good	2.20 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	0.26 · good	2.66 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	0.24 · good	2.51 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	0.24 · good	2.94 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	0.22 · good	2.69 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	0.22 · good	3.57 · good	29.70 · good	poor