Exuma Snorkel Report Today

Bahamas · Updated Sat 05:02 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 09:54

Exuma looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 18:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.8/10

Best time: Mon 18:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 10:00 (Poor).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.7 m/s.

Sunrise

06:28

Sunset

19:52

Water

29.7°C

Max air

30.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

64% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 22:00 — Fair (0.53) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 21:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 23:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (39 hours)
  • Wind (29 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 32/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 15:00.

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

Sun 17:00, Mon 18:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 13:00 – Sun 13:00 (EDT)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.66 around Thu 10:00; 13 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 0.4m to 0.56m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 11/24 sampled hours (range 3.24 to 7.35m/s).

Tides range from -0.33m to 0.99m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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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 13:00 0.46 · high 3.72 · good 29.70 · good good
Thu 14:00 0.44 · high 3.63 · good 29.80 · good good
Thu 15:00 0.42 · high 3.98 · good 29.80 · good good
Thu 16:00 0.42 · high 3.91 · good 29.90 · good good
Thu 17:00 0.40 · high 4.00 · good 29.90 · good fair
Thu 18:00 0.40 · high 3.58 · good 30.00 · good good
Thu 19:00 0.40 · high 3.38 · good 30.00 · good good
Thu 20:00 0.42 · high 3.24 · good 30.00 · good fair
Thu 21:00 0.42 · high 3.50 · good 30.00 · good fair
Thu 22:00 0.44 · high 4.27 · good 30.00 · good fair
Thu 23:00 0.46 · high 5.00 · good 30.00 · good fair
Fri 00:00 0.48 · high 5.89 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.50 · high 6.99 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.54 · high 6.92 · high 30.00 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.56 · high 6.50 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.56 · high 6.50 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.54 · high 6.71 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.54 · high 6.74 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.52 · high 7.02 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.50 · high 6.93 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.48 · high 7.35 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.48 · high 7.22 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 11:00 0.50 · high 7.16 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 12:00 0.50 · high 6.67 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 13:00 0.50 · high 6.84 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 14:00 0.52 · high 7.08 · high 29.90 · good fair
Fri 15:00 0.52 · high 7.49 · high 29.90 · good fair
Fri 16:00 0.50 · high 7.34 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 17:00 0.50 · high 6.93 · high 30.00 · good fair
Fri 18:00 0.48 · high 6.68 · high 30.10 · good fair
Fri 19:00 0.48 · high 6.59 · high 30.10 · good fair
Fri 20:00 0.46 · high 6.59 · high 30.10 · good fair
Fri 21:00 0.46 · high 6.75 · high 30.10 · good fair
Fri 22:00 0.48 · high 6.69 · high 30.10 · good fair
Fri 23:00 0.50 · high 6.45 · high 30.10 · good fair
Sat 00:00 0.52 · high 6.55 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.56 · high 6.85 · high 30.10 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.60 · high 7.14 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.64 · high 7.48 · high 30.00 · good poor
Sat 04:00 0.64 · high 7.34 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 05:00 0.64 · high 7.72 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.72 · high 2.80 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.72 · high 2.81 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.72 · high 2.96 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.72 · high 3.30 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.72 · high 2.77 · good 29.50 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.70 · high 3.54 · good 29.50 · good fair
Sat 12:00 0.70 · high 4.59 · good 29.50 · good fair
Sat 13:00 0.68 · high 4.84 · good 29.60 · good fair
Sat 14:00 0.68 · high 4.72 · good 29.60 · good fair
Sat 15:00 0.66 · high 5.02 · good 29.70 · good fair
Sat 16:00 0.66 · high 5.27 · good 29.70 · good fair
Sat 17:00 0.64 · high 5.16 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sat 18:00 0.64 · high 4.99 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sat 19:00 0.64 · high 4.83 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sat 20:00 0.62 · high 4.52 · good 29.90 · good fair
Sat 21:00 0.62 · high 4.70 · good 29.90 · good fair
Sat 22:00 0.62 · high 3.92 · good 29.90 · good fair
Sat 23:00 0.60 · high 3.58 · good 29.80 · good fair
Sun 00:00 0.60 · high 3.41 · good 29.80 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.60 · high 3.20 · good 29.80 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.58 · high 2.91 · good 29.80 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.58 · high 3.32 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.58 · high 2.69 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.60 · high 3.04 · good 29.70 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.60 · high 3.09 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.60 · high 2.24 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.60 · high 2.52 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.60 · high 3.09 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sun 10:00 0.62 · high 2.93 · good 29.60 · good poor
Sun 11:00 0.66 · high 3.06 · good 29.60 · good fair
Sun 12:00 0.68 · high 3.93 · good 29.60 · good poor