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

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Fuvahmulah.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Fuvahmulah Snorkel Report Today

Maldives · Updated Thu 18:23 (+05) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Thu 18:23 (+05)

Fuvahmulah has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Fair · 4.4/10

Thu 18:00 (+05)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Fair · 4.4/10

Fri 14:00 (+05)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:57

Sunset

18:04

Water

30.1°C

Max air

28.3°C

Sky

Clear

8% cloud

No good model window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Fri 14:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Sat 06:00: Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
Fri 11:00: Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Tide/current (71 hours)
Darkness (33 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: Sat 05:00

Fri 16:00, Sat 05:00

Nearby alternatives in Maldives

Addu Atoll

53 km away

❌ Poor

Dhigurah

430 km away

❌ Poor

Fulidhoo

442 km away

❌ Poor

Guraidhoo

458 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 18:00 – Fri 18:00 (+05)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Thu 14:00; 10 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 1.24m to 1.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.18 to 4.61m/s).

Tides range from 0.01m to 0.66m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Thu 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Thu 14:00	1.26 · high	0.39 · good	29.70 · good	Fair
Thu 15:00	1.26 · high	0.35 · good	29.70 · good	Fair
Thu 16:00	1.24 · high	0.68 · good	29.80 · good	Fair
Thu 17:00	1.24 · high	0.64 · good	29.80 · good	Fair
Thu 18:00	1.24 · high	0.60 · good	29.80 · good	Fair
Thu 19:00	1.24 · high	0.72 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Thu 20:00	1.24 · high	0.58 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Thu 21:00	1.24 · high	0.62 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Thu 22:00	1.26 · high	0.25 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Thu 23:00	1.26 · high	0.18 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Fri 00:00	1.28 · high	2.10 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Fri 01:00	1.30 · high	1.99 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	1.32 · high	2.39 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	1.34 · high	2.59 · good	29.40 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	1.38 · high	3.03 · good	29.40 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	1.40 · high	3.21 · good	29.40 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	1.42 · high	3.15 · good	29.40 · good	Fair
Fri 07:00	1.46 · high	3.65 · good	29.50 · good	Poor
Fri 08:00	1.48 · high	3.97 · good	29.50 · good	Fair
Fri 09:00	1.52 · high	3.65 · good	29.50 · good	Fair
Fri 10:00	1.54 · high	3.93 · good	29.50 · good	Fair
Fri 11:00	1.58 · high	4.03 · good	29.60 · good	Fair
Fri 12:00	1.62 · high	4.61 · good	29.60 · good	Poor
Fri 13:00	1.66 · high	4.57 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Fri 14:00	1.70 · high	4.90 · good	29.70 · good	Poor
Fri 15:00	1.74 · high	5.10 · good	29.80 · good	Poor
Fri 16:00	1.80 · high	4.08 · good	29.80 · good	Poor
Fri 17:00	1.84 · high	3.18 · good	29.80 · good	Fair