Carlisle Bay Snorkel Report Today

Barbados · Updated Sat 05:03 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Sat 16:51

Carlisle Bay looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Mon 15:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.8/10

Best time: Mon 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sat 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.4 m/s.

Sunrise

05:40

Sunset

18:28

Water

28.3°C

Max air

28.7°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

70% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 19:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 22:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 20:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (56 hours)
  • Tide/current (55 hours)
  • Wind (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.

Upcoming high tides

Sun 23:00, Tue 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Barbados

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Sun 15:00; 2 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 1.8m to 2.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 5.47 to 7.38m/s).

Tides range from -0.02m to 0.48m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
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fair ⚠️ Fair
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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
Sat 21:00 2.14 · high 6.38 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 22:00 2.12 · high 5.96 · high 28.20 · good fair
Sat 23:00 2.08 · high 5.72 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 00:00 2.06 · high 6.02 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 01:00 2.04 · high 5.64 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 02:00 2.02 · high 5.57 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 03:00 2.00 · high 5.90 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 04:00 2.00 · high 6.09 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 05:00 2.00 · high 5.49 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 06:00 2.00 · high 5.83 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 07:00 2.00 · high 6.10 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.98 · high 5.89 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.98 · high 6.03 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.98 · high 5.73 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.96 · high 6.92 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.96 · high 7.02 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.96 · high 7.38 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.94 · high 7.25 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.94 · high 7.01 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.90 · high 6.75 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.88 · high 6.55 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.84 · high 6.10 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.82 · high 5.60 · high 28.30 · good fair
Sun 20:00 1.80 · high 5.47 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.78 · high 5.50 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.76 · high 5.35 · good 28.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.72 · high 4.97 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.70 · high 5.07 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.66 · high 4.90 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.64 · high 4.70 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.60 · high 4.49 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.58 · high 4.46 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.58 · high 4.68 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.56 · high 4.99 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.56 · high 5.01 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.54 · high 4.83 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.54 · high 4.38 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.54 · high 4.31 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.54 · high 5.16 · good 28.30 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.54 · high 5.42 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.52 · high 5.63 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.48 · high 5.43 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.46 · high 5.19 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.44 · high 5.14 · good 28.50 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.40 · high 5.10 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 18:00 1.38 · high 5.06 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 19:00 1.36 · high 5.11 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 20:00 1.36 · high 5.01 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 21:00 1.34 · high 4.91 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 22:00 1.32 · high 4.73 · good 28.50 · good fair
Mon 23:00 1.30 · high 4.24 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.28 · high 4.06 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.26 · high 3.81 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.26 · high 3.51 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.24 · high 3.86 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.22 · high 3.85 · good 28.40 · good poor