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Boca Catalina Snorkel Report Today

Aruba · Updated Tue 04:15 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 19:13

Boca Catalina looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 2.5/10

Best time: Thu 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

06:24

Sunset

19:08

Water

25.8°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Cloudy

73% 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

Wednesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 20:00 — Poor (0.25) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 15:00 — Poor (0.24) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 16:00 — Poor (0.24) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (28 hours)
  • Wind (28 hours)
  • Tide/current (28 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.

Nearby alternatives in Aruba

Mangel Halto

16 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 23:00 – Sun 23:00 (AST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Thu 19:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.36m to 1.62m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 32.8 to 39.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.22m to 0.12m; 0 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
Thu 23:00 1.60 · high 39.10 · high 26.80 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.62 · high 37.70 · high 26.70 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.60 · high 37.00 · high 26.70 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.60 · high 35.70 · high 26.70 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.58 · high 36.90 · high 26.60 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.60 · high 34.90 · high 26.60 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.60 · high 33.00 · high 26.60 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.62 · high 35.30 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.60 · high 35.80 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.56 · high 36.00 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.54 · high 34.40 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.54 · high 33.90 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.54 · high 33.50 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.54 · high 34.90 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.54 · high 36.70 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.54 · high 36.00 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.54 · high 34.70 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.52 · high 34.30 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.48 · high 33.10 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.46 · high 32.80 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.44 · high 33.70 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.40 · high 33.00 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.38 · high 32.80 · high 26.50 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.36 · high 34.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.34 · high 31.00 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.32 · high 30.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.30 · high 30.10 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.26 · high 29.20 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.24 · high 28.10 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.22 · high 27.90 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.22 · high 27.40 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.20 · high 26.50 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.20 · high 25.80 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.18 · high 26.00 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.18 · high 23.70 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.18 · high 23.60 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.16 · high 24.70 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.16 · high 27.00 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.22 · high 29.30 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.24 · high 32.30 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.26 · high 32.50 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.26 · high 31.90 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.24 · high 33.10 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.24 · high 33.70 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.26 · high 32.90 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.26 · high 34.10 · high 26.60 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.28 · high 32.60 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.30 · high 33.50 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.34 · high 35.50 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.36 · high 34.40 · high 26.50 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.38 · high 33.30 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.38 · high 34.60 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.40 · high 34.30 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.40 · high 33.10 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.40 · high 33.60 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.40 · high 33.60 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.40 · high 32.40 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.38 · high 31.90 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.38 · high 33.00 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.40 · high 33.40 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.42 · high 33.20 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.44 · high 35.30 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.46 · high 36.10 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.48 · high 35.70 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.50 · high 37.00 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.44 · high 30.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.38 · high 32.80 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.32 · high 33.10 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.36 · high 36.40 · high 26.40 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.40 · high 37.20 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.44 · high 38.50 · high 26.30 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.46 · high 38.50 · high 26.20 · good poor