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Yanbu Snorkel Report Today

Saudi Arabia · Updated Tue 01:12 (+03) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Tue 17:50

Yanbu has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 06:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 5.0/10

Best time: Thu 06:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 19:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 12.2 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

19:16

Water

27.1°C

Max air

43.6°C

Sky

Clear

26% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Thu 03:00–09:00 (17% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (55 hours)
  • Waves (38 hours)
  • Darkness (28 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: Tue 22:00

Tue 22:00, Wed 23:00

Nearby alternatives in Saudi Arabia

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 14:00 – Fri 14:00 (+03)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.69 around Wed 12:00; 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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3/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.34m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.13 to 8.19m/s).

Tides range from -0.2m to 0.33m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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fair ⚠️ Fair
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poor ❌ Limited
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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
Tue 14:00 0.88 · high 8.19 · high 26.90 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.86 · high 7.47 · high 26.90 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.80 · high 6.49 · high 26.90 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.74 · high 5.64 · high 26.90 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.68 · high 5.02 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.66 · high 4.65 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.62 · high 5.02 · good 26.90 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.60 · high 5.61 · high 26.80 · good poor
Tue 22:00 0.64 · high 5.25 · good 26.80 · good poor
Tue 23:00 0.66 · high 3.44 · good 26.80 · good poor
Wed 00:00 0.70 · high 3.63 · good 26.80 · good poor
Wed 01:00 0.68 · high 4.68 · good 26.80 · good poor
Wed 02:00 0.64 · high 3.39 · good 26.80 · good poor
Wed 03:00 0.62 · high 1.13 · good 26.80 · good good
Wed 04:00 0.50 · high 3.65 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 05:00 0.46 · high 3.94 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 06:00 0.40 · high 4.57 · good 27.20 · good good
Wed 07:00 0.38 · high 4.08 · good 27.30 · good good
Wed 08:00 0.36 · good 3.72 · good 27.40 · good good
Wed 09:00 0.34 · good 3.61 · good 27.50 · good good
Wed 10:00 0.36 · good 4.20 · good 27.60 · good good
Wed 11:00 0.40 · high 5.24 · good 27.70 · good good
Wed 12:00 0.42 · high 6.40 · high 27.70 · good good
Wed 13:00 0.52 · high 7.22 · high 27.70 · good fair
Wed 14:00 0.60 · high 7.70 · high 27.70 · good fair
Wed 15:00 0.70 · high 7.53 · high 27.60 · good fair
Wed 16:00 0.70 · high 6.42 · high 27.60 · good fair
Wed 17:00 0.70 · high 6.72 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.70 · high 6.51 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.66 · high 6.87 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 20:00 0.62 · high 4.45 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 2.17 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 22:00 0.58 · high 1.38 · good 27.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 0.56 · high 0.85 · good 27.40 · good poor
Thu 00:00 0.56 · high 0.76 · good 27.40 · good poor
Thu 01:00 0.56 · high 0.36 · good 27.40 · good poor
Thu 02:00 0.58 · high 0.32 · good 27.40 · good poor
Thu 03:00 0.58 · high 0.73 · good 27.40 · good good
Thu 04:00 0.56 · high 1.12 · good 27.40 · good good
Thu 05:00 0.56 · high 1.03 · good 27.40 · good good
Thu 06:00 0.54 · high 1.25 · good 27.40 · good good
Thu 07:00 0.58 · high 2.14 · good 27.40 · good good
Thu 08:00 0.60 · high 2.90 · good 27.50 · good fair
Thu 09:00 0.64 · high 4.90 · good 27.50 · good fair
Thu 10:00 0.82 · high 7.67 · high 27.60 · good fair
Thu 11:00 0.98 · high 9.63 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.16 · high 10.21 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.16 · high 10.60 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.18 · high 10.49 · high 27.60 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.18 · high 10.08 · high 27.60 · good fair
Thu 16:00 1.10 · high 9.32 · high 27.60 · good fair
Thu 17:00 1.04 · high 9.39 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.96 · high 8.02 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.90 · high 6.28 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.84 · high 6.41 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.78 · high 6.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.78 · high 5.51 · high 27.50 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.78 · high 5.41 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.78 · high 5.70 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.80 · high 5.87 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.84 · high 6.16 · high 27.40 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.86 · high 6.09 · high 27.40 · good fair
Fri 04:00 0.82 · high 3.79 · good 27.40 · good fair
Fri 05:00 0.80 · high 0.25 · good 27.40 · good good
Fri 06:00 0.76 · high 1.52 · good 27.40 · good fair
Fri 07:00 0.80 · high 1.11 · good 27.40 · good fair
Fri 08:00 0.86 · high 2.91 · good 27.40 · good fair
Fri 09:00 0.90 · high 6.18 · high 27.50 · good fair
Fri 10:00 0.98 · high 9.05 · high 27.50 · good fair
Fri 11:00 1.06 · high 10.47 · high 27.50 · good fair
Fri 12:00 1.14 · high 10.29 · high 27.50 · good fair
Fri 13:00 1.08 · high 10.48 · high 27.50 · good fair