What is the best time of day to snorkel in Koh Lipe?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Koh Lipe.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Koh Lipe Snorkel Report Today

Thailand · Updated Sun 06:02 (+07) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sun 06:02 (+07)

Koh Lipe has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 08:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 7.0/10

Sun 07:00 (+07)

Later today

Excellent · 8.1/10

Sun 13:00 (+07)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.1/10

Sun 13:00 (+07)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 8.1/10

Best time: Sun 08:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

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

Best afternoon signal: Sun 13:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.0 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:09

Sunset

18:07

Water

30.9°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 08:00–18:00 (50% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 08:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Sea temperature (70 hours)
Darkness (35 hours)
Tide/current (32 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

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: Mon 02:00

Sun 14:00, Mon 02:00, Mon 16:00, Tue 04:00, Tue 19:00

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Koh Kradan

87 km away

✅ Good

Koh Phi Phi

151 km away

✅ Good

Railay

177 km away

✅ Good

Similan Islands

302 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 07:00 – Wed 07:00 (+07)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.39 around Sun 10:00; 6 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 0.64m to 0.9m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 2.37 to 6.49m/s).

Tides range from -0.63m to 1.82m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 10:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Sun 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 11:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Mon 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Mon 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

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

Tue 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 06:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 12:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Tue 14:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Sun 07:00	0.64 · high	4.00 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 08:00	0.64 · high	4.49 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 09:00	0.64 · high	3.13 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Sun 10:00	0.64 · high	2.37 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Sun 11:00	0.64 · high	2.66 · good	30.60 · out of range	Fair
Sun 12:00	0.64 · high	2.56 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Sun 13:00	0.64 · high	5.77 · high	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Sun 14:00	0.64 · high	4.73 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Sun 15:00	0.66 · high	4.68 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 16:00	0.66 · high	5.34 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 17:00	0.68 · high	5.85 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 18:00	0.66 · high	5.25 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 19:00	0.68 · high	5.08 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 20:00	0.76 · high	6.20 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sun 21:00	0.78 · high	2.92 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 22:00	0.82 · high	2.72 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 23:00	0.84 · high	4.07 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 00:00	0.86 · high	5.95 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 01:00	0.88 · high	6.49 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 02:00	0.88 · high	6.03 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 03:00	0.88 · high	4.38 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.88 · high	4.46 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 05:00	0.88 · high	5.39 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 06:00	0.90 · high	5.63 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 07:00	0.90 · high	5.66 · high	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 08:00	0.90 · high	4.34 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Mon 09:00	0.88 · high	4.34 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 10:00	0.88 · high	4.12 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 11:00	0.88 · high	6.85 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 12:00	0.86 · high	3.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Mon 13:00	0.86 · high	2.75 · good	30.70 · out of range	Fair
Mon 14:00	0.86 · high	5.93 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 15:00	0.84 · high	2.59 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 16:00	0.84 · high	2.22 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 17:00	0.84 · high	2.95 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 18:00	0.92 · high	2.99 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 19:00	0.92 · high	4.22 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 20:00	0.90 · high	4.66 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 21:00	0.90 · high	4.07 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Mon 22:00	0.84 · high	4.32 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Mon 23:00	0.82 · high	4.39 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 00:00	0.82 · high	5.35 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 01:00	0.80 · high	4.19 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 02:00	0.78 · high	3.89 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 03:00	0.78 · high	4.91 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 04:00	0.76 · high	2.46 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 05:00	0.76 · high	3.32 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 06:00	0.74 · high	3.40 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 07:00	0.74 · high	3.70 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Tue 08:00	0.74 · high	4.46 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 09:00	0.72 · high	3.46 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 10:00	0.72 · high	4.31 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Tue 11:00	0.72 · high	3.28 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Tue 12:00	0.70 · high	3.00 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Tue 13:00	0.70 · high	3.11 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Tue 14:00	0.68 · high	3.25 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 15:00	0.68 · high	3.61 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 16:00	0.66 · high	3.06 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Tue 17:00	0.66 · high	2.02 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Tue 18:00	0.64 · high	2.70 · good	31.00 · out of range	Poor
Tue 19:00	0.68 · high	3.32 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.66 · high	3.90 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.64 · high	1.75 · good	30.90 · out of range	Poor
Tue 22:00	0.62 · high	2.45 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.60 · high	1.86 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 00:00	0.58 · high	2.13 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 01:00	0.56 · high	1.72 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 02:00	0.54 · high	2.55 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.54 · high	2.14 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.52 · high	1.84 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.50 · high	1.86 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.50 · high	1.81 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor