MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Caye Caulker Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Tue 00:13 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 00:13 (CST)

Caye Caulker has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Tue 02:00 (CST)

Later today

Good · 6.7/10

Tue 14:00 (CST)

Next three days

Good · 7.2/10

Thu 15:00 (CST)

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

Score: 6.7/10

Best time: Tue 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Tue 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Tue 14:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Also see the best places to snorkel in the Caribbean, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

05:49

Sunset

17:22

Water

28.5°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

83% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 08:00–16:00 (39% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Thursday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 08:00 and lasts until 16:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (64 hours)
  • Darkness (33 hours)
  • Wind (9 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

Tue 09:00, Thu 12:00

Nearby alternatives in Belize

Hol Chan

15 km away

✅ Good

Shark Ray Alley

15 km away

✅ Good

San Pedro

21 km away

✅ Good

Ambergris Caye

21 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 02:00 – Fri 02:00 (CST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.65 around Tue 10:00; 12 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 0.44m to 0.66m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.5 to 7.56m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 0.39m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 02:00 0.56 · high 3.26 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.54 · high 4.50 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.52 · high 4.07 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.50 · high 4.25 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.48 · high 3.46 · good 30.20 · good Good
Tue 07:00 0.46 · high 3.00 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Tue 08:00 0.46 · high 2.56 · good 30.30 · good Good
Tue 09:00 0.44 · high 2.08 · good 30.40 · good Good
Tue 10:00 0.44 · high 1.50 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 11:00 0.50 · high 5.17 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Tue 12:00 0.48 · high 4.73 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.48 · high 3.36 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.48 · high 3.57 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.48 · high 3.72 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.52 · high 4.06 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.54 · high 5.61 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 18:00 0.58 · high 6.39 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.60 · high 7.01 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.64 · high 7.56 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.66 · high 5.30 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.64 · high 6.63 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.64 · high 6.26 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.62 · high 5.52 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.60 · high 5.34 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.58 · high 5.26 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.56 · high 5.56 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.54 · high 5.36 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.50 · high 5.90 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.48 · high 5.64 · high 30.10 · good Fair
Wed 07:00 0.46 · high 4.79 · good 30.20 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.46 · high 4.36 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 0.44 · high 4.19 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 0.46 · high 2.87 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Wed 11:00 0.44 · high 2.77 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 12:00 0.44 · high 3.72 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.44 · high 3.75 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.46 · high 3.85 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Wed 15:00 0.46 · high 4.47 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 16:00 0.48 · high 5.56 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 17:00 0.52 · high 5.23 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 18:00 0.54 · high 5.77 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.56 · high 6.42 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.56 · high 6.51 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.58 · high 4.45 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 0.58 · high 5.37 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.58 · high 5.20 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.58 · high 5.66 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.56 · high 6.80 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.54 · high 6.70 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.52 · high 5.37 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.50 · high 4.70 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.50 · high 4.06 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.50 · high 1.19 · good 30.10 · good Good
Thu 07:00 0.48 · high 3.42 · good 30.20 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.48 · high 3.40 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 0.52 · high 0.82 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.52 · high 0.78 · good 30.30 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.52 · high 0.79 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.52 · high 1.03 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.52 · high 1.46 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.52 · high 1.75 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 15:00 0.52 · high 1.99 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 0.52 · high 1.11 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 17:00 0.54 · high 2.24 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Thu 18:00 0.54 · high 1.79 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.56 · high 1.81 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.56 · high 2.46 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.58 · high 3.22 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.62 · high 3.44 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.64 · high 4.62 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.68 · high 4.14 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.68 · high 3.08 · good 30.30 · good Poor