# Yanbu snorkeling forecast

Yanbu has a usable snorkeling window around Sat 12:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

- Location: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T11:20:46.601417+03:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 7.6/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 29%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T10:15:50.152134+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/saudi-arabia/yanbu/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.9 °C (87.6 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 29.3 °C (84.7 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +1.6 °C (+2.9 °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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | excellent | 0.7559259259259259 | yes | 0.26 | 3.14 | 30.9 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6872574074074073 | yes | 0.3 | 3.64 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6307462962962962 | yes | 0.36 | 3.94 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6148222222222222 | yes | 0.4 | 4.41 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.5344925925925926 | no | 0.5 | 5.21 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4836944444444443 | no | 0.58 | 5.88 | 31.0 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.68 | 5.6 | 30.9 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.68 | 4.91 | 30.9 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 3.81 | 30.8 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 3.2 | 30.8 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.62 | 2.57 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 1.78 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.54 | 0.87 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 0.16 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 1.48 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.69 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 2.6 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 2.41 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.42 | 2.01 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6430833333333332 | yes | 0.4 | 1.77 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6447037037037036 | yes | 0.4 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.6729444444444443 | yes | 0.38 | 0.9 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+03:00 | excellent | 0.7390555555555555 | yes | 0.38 | 0.96 | 30.7 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+03:00 | good | 0.7075277777777776 | yes | 0.4 | 2.55 | 30.7 |