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Caye Caulker Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Wed 13:55 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Wed 13:55 (CST)

Caye Caulker has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 15:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 5.7/10

Wed 14:00 (CST)

Later today

Good · 5.8/10

Wed 15:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.4/10

Sat 12:00 (CST)

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

Score: 5.8/10

Best time: Wed 15:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.0 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

17:21

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.2°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

40% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 15:00 (46% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (49 hours)
  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Waves (9 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 13:00.

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.

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

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.5 around Thu 14:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.64m to 0.78m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 13/24 sampled hours (range 3.2 to 7.21m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 0.34m; 0 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
Thu 14:00 0.68 · high 4.05 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 15:00 0.66 · high 4.17 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 16:00 0.66 · high 5.01 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 17:00 0.64 · high 5.66 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Thu 18:00 0.64 · high 5.30 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.66 · high 5.04 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.70 · high 5.93 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.72 · high 5.96 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.74 · high 6.25 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.76 · high 6.85 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.78 · high 7.21 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.76 · high 5.02 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.74 · high 6.05 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.72 · high 5.83 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.74 · high 6.83 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.74 · high 4.76 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.72 · high 4.66 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Fri 07:00 0.74 · high 4.50 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.74 · high 3.47 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Fri 09:00 0.76 · high 6.15 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 0.76 · high 5.42 · high 30.20 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 0.76 · high 5.17 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 0.68 · high 3.82 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 0.68 · high 3.20 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 0.66 · high 2.58 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 0.66 · high 2.77 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 0.68 · high 5.86 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 0.70 · high 6.23 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 18:00 0.72 · high 6.19 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.74 · high 6.31 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.78 · high 7.07 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.80 · high 6.64 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.82 · high 6.94 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.82 · high 5.46 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.84 · high 5.15 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.82 · high 6.65 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.82 · high 5.25 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.80 · high 6.05 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.78 · high 4.83 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.76 · high 3.23 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.76 · high 3.91 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 07:00 0.74 · high 2.60 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 08:00 0.74 · high 2.85 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sat 09:00 0.72 · high 4.32 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 10:00 0.72 · high 4.62 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 0.70 · high 4.51 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 0.70 · high 5.18 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 0.70 · high 5.54 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 0.70 · high 7.14 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 15:00 0.70 · high 7.35 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 16:00 0.70 · high 7.41 · high 30.40 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 0.70 · high 7.49 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 18:00 0.70 · high 7.17 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.76 · high 6.72 · high 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.80 · high 6.93 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.86 · high 6.53 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.86 · high 7.01 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.88 · high 5.50 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.88 · high 7.08 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.86 · high 6.84 · high 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.82 · high 5.14 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.80 · high 4.99 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.78 · high 4.84 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.60 · high 4.25 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.58 · high 4.66 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 07:00 0.58 · high 4.25 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 0.56 · high 2.66 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.56 · high 2.27 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.56 · high 3.99 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.58 · high 5.31 · good 30.20 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.66 · high 6.84 · high 30.30 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.68 · high 5.29 · good 30.30 · good Fair