Can you snorkel in Mabul today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Mabul starts Wed 00:00 and lasts until 10:00. Around 18% 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 Tue 22:55

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

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:02

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.9°C

Max air

27.3°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Wed 00:00–10:00 (18% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

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 (61 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)
Waves (32 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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1771 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.7 around Wed 09:00; 11 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 0.22m to 0.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.85 to 4.05m/s).

Tides range from -0.34m to 2.0m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

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

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Wed 10:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

Thu 01:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Thu 10:00 good 🌟 Good

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 good 🌟 Good

Fri 01:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 04:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 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
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
Tue 23:00	0.22 · good	3.34 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	0.22 · good	3.26 · good	29.70 · good	good
Wed 01:00	0.22 · good	3.67 · good	29.80 · good	good
Wed 02:00	0.24 · good	3.71 · good	29.90 · good	good
Wed 03:00	0.24 · good	3.74 · good	30.10 · good	good
Wed 04:00	0.24 · good	4.05 · good	30.20 · good	good
Wed 05:00	0.26 · good	3.80 · good	30.40 · good	good
Wed 06:00	0.26 · good	2.88 · good	30.40 · good	good
Wed 07:00	0.26 · good	3.06 · good	30.40 · good	good
Wed 08:00	0.28 · good	2.48 · good	30.40 · good	good
Wed 09:00	0.28 · good	2.68 · good	30.40 · good	good
Wed 10:00	0.28 · good	3.49 · good	30.30 · good	good
Wed 11:00	0.30 · good	2.17 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.30 · good	0.85 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.32 · good	1.84 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.34 · good	2.59 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.36 · good	3.36 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.36 · good	3.37 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.38 · high	3.00 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.38 · high	2.80 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.38 · high	2.85 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.38 · high	2.21 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.38 · high	4.10 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.38 · high	1.36 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.36 · good	2.55 · good	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.36 · good	3.10 · good	29.80 · good	good
Thu 01:00	0.36 · good	2.93 · good	29.80 · good	fair
Thu 02:00	0.34 · good	2.58 · good	30.00 · good	good
Thu 03:00	0.34 · good	2.69 · good	30.10 · good	good
Thu 04:00	0.34 · good	2.48 · good	30.20 · good	good
Thu 05:00	0.32 · good	2.65 · good	30.40 · good	good
Thu 06:00	0.32 · good	2.28 · good	30.40 · good	good
Thu 07:00	0.32 · good	2.23 · good	30.40 · good	good
Thu 08:00	0.30 · good	2.10 · good	30.40 · good	good
Thu 09:00	0.30 · good	2.18 · good	30.40 · good	good
Thu 10:00	0.30 · good	2.34 · good	30.30 · good	good
Thu 11:00	0.28 · good	2.77 · good	30.30 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.28 · good	2.58 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.28 · good	2.62 · good	30.20 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.26 · good	2.00 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.26 · good	0.70 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.28 · good	6.01 · high	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.30 · good	3.89 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.32 · good	3.67 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.34 · good	3.42 · good	29.90 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.34 · good	4.29 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.36 · good	4.44 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.36 · good	4.26 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.36 · good	4.63 · good	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.36 · good	4.18 · good	29.80 · good	good
Fri 01:00	0.36 · good	4.21 · good	29.80 · good	good
Fri 02:00	0.36 · good	4.73 · good	29.90 · good	good
Fri 03:00	0.36 · good	4.86 · good	30.00 · good	good
Fri 04:00	0.36 · good	4.77 · good	30.10 · good	good
Fri 05:00	0.38 · high	4.39 · good	30.10 · good	good
Fri 06:00	0.38 · high	4.37 · good	30.20 · good	good
Fri 07:00	0.36 · good	3.30 · good	30.20 · good	good
Fri 08:00	0.36 · good	2.40 · good	30.20 · good	good
Fri 09:00	0.34 · good	2.65 · good	30.10 · good	good
Fri 10:00	0.34 · good	2.96 · good	30.10 · good	good
Fri 11:00	0.32 · good	2.87 · good	30.10 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	0.32 · good	3.08 · good	30.00 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.30 · good	3.40 · good	30.00 · good	poor