Can you snorkel in Yanbu today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Yanbu starts Sun 03:00 and lasts until 09:00. Around 26% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Yanbu 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.

Yanbu Snorkel Report Today

Saudi Arabia · Updated Sat 02:01 (+03) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sat 23:53

Yanbu has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 06:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 7.7/10

Best time: Sun 06:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

19:17

Water

27.5°C

Max air

43.2°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 03:00–09:00 (26% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 03:00 until 09:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (45 hours)
Tide/current (39 hours)
Darkness (25 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 06:00.

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: Mon 21:00

Sun 07:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Saudi Arabia

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

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Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (+03)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Sun 06:00; 12 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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8/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 1.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 14/24 sampled hours (range 0.3 to 11.36m/s).

Tides range from -0.14m to 0.27m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Sat 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 04:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 05:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 06:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 07:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 08:00 excellent ✅ Excellent

Sun 09:00 good 🌟 Good

Sun 10:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sun 14:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 15:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 16:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 good 🌟 Good

Mon 04:00 good 🌟 Good

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 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 11:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 12:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Mon 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

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

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
Sat 21:00	0.42 · high	3.86 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sat 22:00	0.40 · high	3.52 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sat 23:00	0.40 · high	2.17 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sun 00:00	0.38 · high	1.53 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sun 01:00	0.38 · high	1.32 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sun 02:00	0.36 · good	0.63 · good	27.50 · good	poor
Sun 03:00	0.36 · good	0.30 · good	27.50 · good	excellent
Sun 04:00	0.34 · good	1.06 · good	27.50 · good	excellent
Sun 05:00	0.34 · good	1.60 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Sun 06:00	0.32 · good	1.75 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Sun 07:00	0.34 · good	2.17 · good	27.60 · good	excellent
Sun 08:00	0.34 · good	3.11 · good	27.70 · good	excellent
Sun 09:00	0.36 · good	4.34 · good	27.70 · good	good
Sun 10:00	0.56 · high	5.91 · high	27.80 · good	fair
Sun 11:00	0.76 · high	6.68 · high	27.80 · good	fair
Sun 12:00	0.96 · high	10.57 · high	27.90 · good	poor
Sun 13:00	1.00 · high	11.36 · high	27.90 · good	poor
Sun 14:00	1.06 · high	10.74 · high	27.90 · good	fair
Sun 15:00	1.10 · high	9.88 · high	27.80 · good	fair
Sun 16:00	1.04 · high	9.55 · high	27.80 · good	fair
Sun 17:00	0.98 · high	8.56 · high	27.80 · good	poor
Sun 18:00	0.92 · high	7.05 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sun 19:00	0.84 · high	5.71 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Sun 20:00	0.78 · high	5.26 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Sun 21:00	0.70 · high	4.82 · good	27.70 · good	poor
Sun 22:00	0.66 · high	4.48 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Sun 23:00	0.62 · high	4.42 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 00:00	0.58 · high	4.81 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 01:00	0.56 · high	4.73 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 02:00	0.54 · high	3.56 · good	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 03:00	0.52 · high	2.28 · good	27.60 · good	good
Mon 04:00	0.50 · high	1.50 · good	27.60 · good	good
Mon 05:00	0.50 · high	1.21 · good	27.60 · good	good
Mon 06:00	0.48 · high	0.57 · good	27.70 · good	good
Mon 07:00	0.48 · high	1.45 · good	27.70 · good	good
Mon 08:00	0.46 · high	2.40 · good	27.80 · good	good
Mon 09:00	0.46 · high	3.98 · good	27.90 · good	good
Mon 10:00	0.72 · high	5.30 · good	27.90 · good	fair
Mon 11:00	0.98 · high	3.95 · good	28.00 · good	fair
Mon 12:00	1.24 · high	3.62 · good	28.00 · good	fair
Mon 13:00	1.32 · high	9.00 · high	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 14:00	1.40 · high	12.68 · high	28.00 · good	poor
Mon 15:00	1.48 · high	12.58 · high	27.90 · good	poor
Mon 16:00	1.40 · high	11.52 · high	27.80 · good	poor
Mon 17:00	1.34 · high	11.53 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Mon 18:00	1.26 · high	9.82 · high	27.70 · good	poor
Mon 19:00	1.18 · high	8.60 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 20:00	1.12 · high	8.66 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 21:00	1.04 · high	7.84 · high	27.60 · good	poor
Mon 22:00	1.04 · high	7.40 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Mon 23:00	1.02 · high	6.70 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 00:00	1.02 · high	7.15 · high	27.50 · good	poor
Tue 01:00	0.94 · high	6.33 · high	27.50 · good	poor