# Mabul snorkeling forecast

Mabul has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 10:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

- Location: Mabul, Malaysia
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-18T09:46:40.145818+08:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 7.1/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 39%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-18T07:34:31.130265+08:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/mabul/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 31.0 °C (87.8 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 30.3 °C (86.5 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.7 °C (+1.3 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.7090018518518517 | yes | 0.14 | 2.38 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6291722222222221 | yes | 0.14 | 2.31 | 31.2 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6274814814814814 | yes | 0.14 | 2.72 | 31.3 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6064018518518519 | yes | 0.14 | 3.19 | 31.4 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6444092592592592 | yes | 0.14 | 2.87 | 31.5 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6948222222222221 | yes | 0.14 | 2.04 | 31.5 |
| 2026-10-18T16:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.66055 | yes | 0.14 | 1.11 | 31.4 |
| 2026-10-18T17:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6415203703703702 | yes | 0.14 | 1.31 | 31.4 |
| 2026-10-18T18:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.65 | 31.3 |
| 2026-10-18T19:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.56 | 31.2 |
| 2026-10-18T20:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 1.63 | 31.1 |
| 2026-10-18T21:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 2.03 | 31.1 |
| 2026-10-18T22:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 2.1 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-18T23:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 2.13 | 30.9 |
| 2026-10-19T00:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 2.03 | 30.8 |
| 2026-10-19T01:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 2.93 | 30.8 |
| 2026-10-19T02:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 3.66 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-19T03:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.14 | 3.18 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-19T04:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 2.62 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-19T05:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 2.92 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-19T06:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 2.41 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-19T07:00:00+08:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.12 | 2.18 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-19T08:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6576740740740739 | yes | 0.12 | 2.38 | 30.6 |
| 2026-10-19T09:00:00+08:00 | good | 0.6506537037037037 | yes | 0.12 | 2.45 | 30.7 |

## Nearby spots

- [Langkawi](https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/langkawi/index.md)
- [Perhentian Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/perhentian-islands/index.md)
- [Redang Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/redang-island/index.md)
- [Sipadan](https://snorkelforecast.com/malaysia/sipadan/index.md)