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

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 Ölüdeniz.

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

Ölüdeniz Snorkel Report Today

Turkey · Updated Sun 11:56 (+03) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Sun 11:56 (+03)

Ölüdeniz has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 14:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 7.0/10

Sun 13:00 (+03)

Later today

Good · 7.2/10

Sun 18:00 (+03)

Next three days

Excellent · 9.3/10

Wed 09:00 (+03)

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

Score: 7.2/10

Best time: Sun 14:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

07:13

Sunset

18:23

Water

25.6°C

Max air

20.1°C

Sky

Clear

0% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Sun 14:00–18:00 (43% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Sun 14:00 and lasts until 18:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Tide/current (47 hours)
Darkness (39 hours)
Waves (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

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: Wed 08:00

Mon 19:00, Wed 08:00

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✅ Good

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✅ Good

Marmaris

82 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 13:00 – Wed 13:00 (+03)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.84 around Mon 11:00; 11 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.12m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.28 to 2.55m/s).

Tides range from -0.47m to -0.34m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Sun 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sun 18:00 Good 🌟 Good

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 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 13:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 14:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 15:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 16:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 17:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Mon 18:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

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 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 13:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 14:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 15:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 16:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 17:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Tue 18:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

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

Wed 07:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 09:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 10:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 11:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

Wed 12:00 Excellent ✅ Excellent

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 13:00	0.22 · good	2.55 · good	27.10 · good	Good
Sun 14:00	0.26 · good	2.27 · good	27.00 · good	Good
Sun 15:00	0.26 · good	2.06 · good	27.00 · good	Good
Sun 16:00	0.24 · good	1.49 · good	27.00 · good	Good
Sun 17:00	0.24 · good	0.98 · good	27.00 · good	Good
Sun 18:00	0.22 · good	0.78 · good	27.00 · good	Good
Sun 19:00	0.22 · good	1.08 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Sun 20:00	0.22 · good	0.81 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Sun 21:00	0.22 · good	0.57 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Sun 22:00	0.20 · good	0.28 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Sun 23:00	0.20 · good	0.99 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 00:00	0.18 · good	0.98 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 01:00	0.16 · good	1.36 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 02:00	0.16 · good	1.30 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 03:00	0.14 · good	1.14 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 04:00	0.14 · good	1.26 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 05:00	0.14 · good	1.43 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 06:00	0.14 · good	1.75 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 07:00	0.14 · good	1.61 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 08:00	0.14 · good	1.71 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Mon 09:00	0.14 · good	1.32 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Mon 10:00	0.14 · good	0.92 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Mon 11:00	0.12 · good	1.26 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Mon 12:00	0.12 · good	2.06 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 13:00	0.12 · good	2.69 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 14:00	0.10 · good	2.97 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 15:00	0.10 · good	2.83 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 16:00	0.10 · good	2.33 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 17:00	0.08 · good	1.56 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 18:00	0.08 · good	0.86 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Mon 19:00	0.08 · good	0.58 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 20:00	0.08 · good	0.99 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 21:00	0.08 · good	1.48 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 22:00	0.08 · good	1.50 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Mon 23:00	0.08 · good	1.53 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 00:00	0.08 · good	1.64 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 01:00	0.08 · good	1.84 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 02:00	0.08 · good	1.98 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 03:00	0.08 · good	1.84 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 04:00	0.08 · good	1.84 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 05:00	0.10 · good	1.84 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 06:00	0.10 · good	1.34 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 07:00	0.10 · good	1.53 · good	27.00 · good	Poor
Tue 08:00	0.10 · good	1.39 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 09:00	0.10 · good	1.00 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 10:00	0.10 · good	0.78 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 11:00	0.12 · good	1.41 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 12:00	0.12 · good	1.88 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 13:00	0.12 · good	2.40 · good	27.10 · good	Excellent
Tue 14:00	0.12 · good	2.83 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 15:00	0.12 · good	2.62 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 16:00	0.12 · good	2.26 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 17:00	0.14 · good	1.70 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 18:00	0.14 · good	1.20 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent
Tue 19:00	0.16 · good	0.36 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 20:00	0.26 · good	1.20 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 21:00	0.32 · good	1.33 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 22:00	0.34 · good	1.68 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Tue 23:00	0.34 · good	1.97 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 00:00	0.36 · good	1.92 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 01:00	0.36 · good	1.77 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 02:00	0.34 · good	1.84 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 03:00	0.34 · good	1.64 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 04:00	0.34 · good	1.56 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 05:00	0.32 · good	1.49 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 06:00	0.32 · good	1.58 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 07:00	0.30 · good	1.22 · good	26.90 · good	Poor
Wed 08:00	0.28 · good	1.22 · good	26.90 · good	Excellent
Wed 09:00	0.26 · good	0.95 · good	26.90 · good	Excellent
Wed 10:00	0.26 · good	0.95 · good	26.90 · good	Excellent
Wed 11:00	0.24 · good	1.71 · good	26.90 · good	Excellent
Wed 12:00	0.24 · good	2.44 · good	27.00 · good	Excellent