Can you snorkel in Daymaniyat Islands today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Daymaniyat Islands starts Sun 07:00 and lasts until 14:00. Around 52% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Daymaniyat Islands?

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 Daymaniyat Islands 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.

Daymaniyat Islands Snorkel Report Today

Oman · Updated Sat 05:03 (+04) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 10:39

Daymaniyat Islands has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 11:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Sun 11:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:31

Sunset

18:56

Water

31.6°C

Max air

35.3°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 07:00–14:00 (52% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 07:00 until 14:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Sea temperature (46 hours)
Tide/current (35 hours)
Darkness (22 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

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: Sun 21:00

Sun 09:00, Sun 21:00, Mon 09:00, Mon 22:00

Nearby alternatives in Oman

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

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Sun 06:00 – Wed 06:00 (+04)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.76 around Mon 08:00; 13 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 0.12m to 0.22m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.45 to 4.47m/s).

Tides range from -0.51m to 1.36m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Sun 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

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 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 05:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 06:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 07:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 08:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 10:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 11:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 12:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 13:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 14:00 good 🌟 Good

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 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 02:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Tue 04:00 good 🌟 Good

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
Sun 07:00	0.14 · good	1.86 · good	31.60 · out of range	good
Sun 08:00	0.14 · good	2.14 · good	31.80 · out of range	good
Sun 09:00	0.14 · good	2.34 · good	32.00 · out of range	good
Sun 10:00	0.14 · good	2.08 · good	32.20 · out of range	good
Sun 11:00	0.14 · good	2.12 · good	32.30 · out of range	good
Sun 12:00	0.14 · good	1.68 · good	32.40 · out of range	good
Sun 13:00	0.14 · good	2.01 · good	32.40 · out of range	good
Sun 14:00	0.14 · good	1.45 · good	32.30 · out of range	excellent
Sun 15:00	0.14 · good	3.29 · good	32.20 · out of range	poor
Sun 16:00	0.14 · good	4.23 · good	32.10 · out of range	poor
Sun 17:00	0.12 · good	4.47 · good	31.90 · out of range	poor
Sun 18:00	0.12 · good	3.72 · good	31.80 · out of range	poor
Sun 19:00	0.12 · good	3.33 · good	31.80 · out of range	poor
Sun 20:00	0.12 · good	3.29 · good	31.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 21:00	0.12 · good	2.24 · good	31.70 · out of range	poor
Sun 22:00	0.12 · good	1.25 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Sun 23:00	0.14 · good	1.00 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 00:00	0.14 · good	2.48 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 01:00	0.14 · good	2.57 · good	31.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 02:00	0.16 · good	1.36 · good	31.70 · out of range	good
Mon 03:00	0.16 · good	1.35 · good	31.70 · out of range	excellent
Mon 04:00	0.18 · good	0.45 · good	31.80 · out of range	excellent
Mon 05:00	0.20 · good	2.67 · good	31.80 · out of range	good
Mon 06:00	0.22 · good	3.13 · good	31.90 · out of range	good
Mon 07:00	0.22 · good	2.69 · good	32.10 · out of range	good
Mon 08:00	0.22 · good	1.75 · good	32.30 · out of range	good
Mon 09:00	0.22 · good	1.28 · good	32.50 · out of range	good
Mon 10:00	0.22 · good	0.88 · good	32.70 · out of range	good
Mon 11:00	0.22 · good	3.16 · good	32.90 · out of range	good
Mon 12:00	0.22 · good	2.93 · good	33.00 · out of range	good
Mon 13:00	0.22 · good	1.01 · good	33.00 · out of range	good
Mon 14:00	0.20 · good	2.26 · good	32.90 · out of range	good
Mon 15:00	0.20 · good	2.75 · good	32.90 · out of range	poor
Mon 16:00	0.20 · good	1.25 · good	32.80 · out of range	poor
Mon 17:00	0.18 · good	1.21 · good	32.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 18:00	0.18 · good	0.83 · good	32.60 · out of range	poor
Mon 19:00	0.18 · good	0.34 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 20:00	0.16 · good	1.28 · good	32.50 · out of range	poor
Mon 21:00	0.16 · good	1.05 · good	32.40 · out of range	poor
Mon 22:00	0.16 · good	2.86 · good	32.40 · out of range	poor
Mon 23:00	0.16 · good	2.12 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Tue 00:00	0.16 · good	2.04 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Tue 01:00	0.18 · good	2.47 · good	32.30 · out of range	poor
Tue 02:00	0.20 · good	3.12 · good	32.30 · out of range	good
Tue 03:00	0.22 · good	3.45 · good	32.30 · out of range	good
Tue 04:00	0.22 · good	3.67 · good	32.40 · out of range	good