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Mafia Island Snorkel Report Today

Tanzania · Updated Tue 04:14 (EAT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 21:12

Mafia Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.4/10

Best time: Wed 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

06:35

Sunset

18:19

Water

25.8°C

Max air

24.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

48% cloud

No safe 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

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 04:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 15:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 15:00 — Fair (0.43) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (57 hours)
  • Tide/current (57 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

Wed 06:00, Thu 07:00, Thu 20:00

Nearby alternatives in Tanzania

Mnemba Atoll

238 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 18:00 – Thu 18:00 (EAT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Tue 18:00; 1 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 0.92m to 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 1/24 sampled hours (range 5.16 to 7.05m/s).

Tides range from -0.96m to 2.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Mon 18:00 0.92 · high 5.58 · high 26.30 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.96 · high 6.09 · high 26.30 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.00 · high 6.22 · high 26.30 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.04 · high 6.19 · high 26.30 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.08 · high 6.54 · high 26.30 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.14 · high 6.66 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.18 · high 6.54 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.22 · high 6.35 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.24 · high 6.17 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.28 · high 5.88 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.28 · high 6.17 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.30 · high 6.46 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.30 · high 6.62 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.28 · high 5.87 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.26 · high 6.58 · high 26.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.24 · high 6.88 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.22 · high 7.05 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.22 · high 6.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.20 · high 6.81 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.18 · high 6.36 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.18 · high 6.22 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.16 · high 5.57 · high 26.40 · good fair
Tue 16:00 1.16 · high 5.16 · good 26.40 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.14 · high 5.63 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.14 · high 5.73 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.14 · high 5.52 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.16 · high 5.45 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.16 · high 5.66 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.18 · high 5.78 · high 26.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.18 · high 5.61 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.20 · high 6.29 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.22 · high 6.46 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.24 · high 6.40 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.26 · high 6.55 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.28 · high 6.67 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.32 · high 6.98 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.34 · high 7.77 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.16 · high 6.81 · high 26.30 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.14 · high 6.86 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.14 · high 7.03 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.12 · high 6.69 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.08 · high 6.27 · high 26.50 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.06 · high 6.08 · high 26.50 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.04 · high 5.59 · high 26.50 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.00 · high 5.45 · high 26.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 0.98 · high 5.71 · high 26.50 · good poor
Wed 16:00 0.98 · high 5.70 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 17:00 0.96 · high 5.46 · high 26.40 · good poor
Wed 18:00 0.96 · high 5.37 · good 26.40 · good poor
Wed 19:00 0.98 · high 5.23 · good 26.40 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.00 · high 4.91 · good 26.40 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.02 · high 4.46 · good 26.40 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.04 · high 4.49 · good 26.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.06 · high 4.63 · good 26.40 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.08 · high 4.79 · good 26.40 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.10 · high 5.08 · good 26.40 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.14 · high 5.46 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.16 · high 5.46 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.18 · high 5.62 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.18 · high 5.97 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.20 · high 6.83 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.20 · high 7.09 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.20 · high 7.20 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.20 · high 7.13 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.18 · high 6.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.14 · high 6.08 · high 26.50 · good poor
Thu 12:00 1.12 · high 5.86 · high 26.50 · good poor
Thu 13:00 1.10 · high 5.58 · high 26.50 · good poor
Thu 14:00 1.06 · high 5.73 · high 26.50 · good poor
Thu 15:00 1.04 · high 5.59 · high 26.50 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.04 · high 5.15 · good 26.50 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.06 · high 5.20 · good 26.50 · good poor