# Ari Atoll snorkeling forecast

Ari Atoll looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Ari Atoll, Maldives
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T15:26:21.456054+05:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 4.2/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T15:11:19.729446+05:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/ari-atoll/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.4 °C (86.7 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.9 °C (+1.6 °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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.4086388888888888 | no | 1.16 | 4.53 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.42038333333333333 | no | 1.16 | 4.23 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 4.61 | 30.4 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 4.41 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 3.83 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 3.62 | 30.3 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.14 | 3.67 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.14 | 3.8 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.12 | 3.79 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.12 | 3.76 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.1 | 3.69 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.08 | 4.65 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.06 | 5.88 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.04 | 6.15 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.3823796296296296 | no | 1.02 | 6.28 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.41517592592592595 | no | 1.0 | 5.9 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.42603148148148146 | no | 0.98 | 5.12 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.4663444444444444 | no | 0.96 | 4.83 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.40215740740740735 | no | 0.96 | 4.81 | 30.0 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+05:00 | poor | 0.31952777777777774 | no | 0.94 | 5.01 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T12:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.3875814814814814 | no | 0.94 | 4.04 | 30.1 |
| 2026-10-18T13:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.35856111111111105 | no | 0.92 | 5.19 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T14:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.3808925925925926 | no | 0.92 | 4.64 | 30.2 |
| 2026-10-18T15:00:00+05:00 | fair | 0.41761111111111104 | no | 0.94 | 4.92 | 30.3 |

## Nearby spots

- [Addu Atoll](https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/addu-atoll/index.md)
- [Baa Atoll](https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/baa-atoll/index.md)
- [Banana Reef](https://snorkelforecast.com/maldives/banana-reef/index.md)
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