Can you snorkel in Marmaris today?

Yes. The next good snorkeling window in Marmaris starts Fri 06:00 and lasts until 08:00. Around 34% of the next 72 hours are suitable.

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

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 Marmaris 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.

Marmaris Snorkel Report Today

Turkey · Updated Fri 02:23 (+03) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 08:03

Marmaris has a usable snorkeling window around Fri 09:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 7.4/10

Best time: Fri 09:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Fri 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Fri 20:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 7.0 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:06

Sunset

20:20

Water

26.6°C

Max air

36.0°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Fri 06:00–08:00 (34% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Sunday

✅ excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Fri 06:00 until 08:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (64 hours)
Waves (34 hours)
Darkness (28 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 19:00.

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

Sat 17:00, Sun 19:00

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 05:00 – Sat 05:00 (+03)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Wed 08:00; 0 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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22/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.2m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 5.1 to 15.7m/s).

Tides range from -0.48m to -0.36m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 05:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 fair ⚠️ Fair

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
Wed 05:00	0.20 · good	5.20 · good	25.00 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	0.20 · good	6.00 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	0.22 · good	7.10 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	0.24 · good	8.80 · high	25.50 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	0.26 · good	12.10 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	0.30 · good	13.60 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	0.34 · good	14.60 · high	26.20 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	0.38 · high	15.70 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	0.36 · good	15.70 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	0.36 · good	14.80 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	0.38 · high	13.10 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	0.36 · good	9.00 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	0.36 · good	6.30 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	0.34 · good	5.60 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	0.32 · good	5.20 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	0.28 · good	5.20 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	0.26 · good	5.20 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	0.24 · good	5.60 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	0.24 · good	5.50 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	0.22 · good	5.50 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	0.22 · good	5.50 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	0.24 · good	5.50 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	0.24 · good	5.20 · good	25.10 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	0.24 · good	5.10 · good	25.10 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	0.26 · good	6.00 · high	25.10 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	0.26 · good	7.30 · high	25.20 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	0.28 · good	8.50 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	0.28 · good	10.10 · high	25.60 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	0.30 · good	14.20 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	0.34 · good	15.40 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	0.36 · good	16.50 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	0.40 · high	17.20 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	0.40 · high	16.00 · high	26.40 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	0.42 · high	14.50 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	0.42 · high	12.70 · high	26.10 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	0.40 · high	9.00 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	0.38 · high	6.00 · high	25.80 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	0.36 · good	5.10 · good	25.70 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	0.32 · good	4.60 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	0.30 · good	4.60 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	0.26 · good	4.70 · good	25.50 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	0.26 · good	4.80 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	0.26 · good	4.70 · good	25.40 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	0.26 · good	4.80 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	0.24 · good	4.70 · good	25.30 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	0.24 · good	4.60 · good	25.20 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	0.22 · good	4.50 · good	25.20 · good	fair
Fri 04:00	0.22 · good	3.90 · good	25.20 · good	fair
Fri 05:00	0.20 · good	4.50 · good	25.20 · good	fair
Fri 06:00	0.20 · good	5.80 · high	25.30 · good	poor
Fri 07:00	0.22 · good	6.20 · high	25.40 · good	poor
Fri 08:00	0.22 · good	7.60 · high	25.70 · good	poor
Fri 09:00	0.24 · good	10.10 · high	26.00 · good	poor
Fri 10:00	0.28 · good	11.20 · high	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 11:00	0.30 · good	12.60 · high	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 12:00	0.34 · good	13.30 · high	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 13:00	0.34 · good	13.60 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 14:00	0.36 · good	11.90 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 15:00	0.36 · good	11.40 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 16:00	0.34 · good	6.10 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 17:00	0.34 · good	6.00 · high	26.80 · good	poor
Fri 18:00	0.32 · good	5.40 · good	26.70 · good	poor
Fri 19:00	0.30 · good	4.80 · good	26.60 · good	poor
Fri 20:00	0.28 · good	4.90 · good	26.50 · good	poor
Fri 21:00	0.26 · good	4.80 · good	26.30 · good	poor
Fri 22:00	0.24 · good	5.00 · good	26.10 · good	poor
Fri 23:00	0.24 · good	5.20 · good	25.90 · good	poor
Sat 00:00	0.22 · good	5.20 · good	25.80 · good	poor
Sat 01:00	0.20 · good	5.10 · good	25.70 · good	poor
Sat 02:00	0.20 · good	5.10 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 03:00	0.18 · good	5.40 · good	25.60 · good	poor
Sat 04:00	0.18 · good	4.30 · good	25.50 · good	fair