MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Tue 23:43 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Goff's Caye has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 06:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Wed 00:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.9/10

Wed 06:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.1/10

Fri 10:00 (CST)

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

Score: 7.9/10

Best time: Wed 06:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Wed 06:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

17:19

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

85% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 06:00–17:00 (51% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 06:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (34 hours)
  • Tide/current (10 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 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.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Wed 05:00

Wed 05:00, Thu 17:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 00:00 – Mon 00:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.69 around Fri 13:00; 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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19/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.18m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 9/24 sampled hours (range 3.44 to 7.96m/s).

Tides range from 0.13m to 0.35m; 1 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
Fri 00:00 0.18 · good 4.01 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.18 · good 5.30 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.18 · good 4.47 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.18 · good 5.46 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.24 · good 6.52 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.30 · good 7.67 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.34 · good 7.96 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Fri 07:00 0.34 · good 6.42 · high 29.10 · good Fair
Fri 08:00 0.32 · good 6.35 · high 29.10 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.32 · good 6.65 · high 29.20 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.30 · good 5.84 · high 29.20 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.30 · good 5.67 · high 29.20 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.28 · good 4.56 · good 29.30 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.28 · good 5.23 · good 29.30 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.30 · good 4.48 · good 29.30 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.30 · good 5.08 · good 29.40 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.30 · good 6.87 · high 29.40 · good Good
Fri 17:00 0.38 · high 6.55 · high 29.40 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 0.40 · high 6.08 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.40 · high 5.86 · high 29.40 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.38 · high 5.81 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.38 · high 5.61 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.36 · good 5.28 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.34 · good 3.44 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.32 · good 5.83 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.30 · good 4.73 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.28 · good 4.75 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.26 · good 4.73 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.26 · good 4.83 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.24 · good 3.31 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.24 · good 2.60 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 07:00 0.26 · good 4.29 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.28 · good 4.90 · good 29.00 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.30 · good 5.04 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.30 · good 4.17 · good 29.10 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.32 · good 5.02 · good 29.20 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.32 · good 5.55 · high 29.20 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.32 · good 5.58 · high 29.30 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.32 · good 5.27 · good 29.30 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.32 · good 4.50 · good 29.30 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.34 · good 4.63 · good 29.40 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.36 · good 4.86 · good 29.40 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 0.38 · high 5.12 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.38 · high 5.13 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.38 · high 5.32 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.38 · high 5.55 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.40 · high 7.54 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.42 · high 6.17 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.44 · high 7.05 · high 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.46 · high 5.94 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.46 · high 7.54 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.48 · high 5.54 · high 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.42 · high 7.14 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.40 · high 7.03 · high 28.80 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.40 · high 7.37 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Sun 07:00 0.40 · high 7.11 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Sun 08:00 0.42 · high 7.10 · high 28.80 · good Fair
Sun 09:00 0.42 · high 7.10 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Sun 10:00 0.42 · high 6.18 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 0.42 · high 5.96 · high 28.90 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 0.42 · high 6.28 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 13:00 0.42 · high 6.26 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 14:00 0.42 · high 6.46 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 15:00 0.42 · high 6.20 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 16:00 0.38 · high 7.45 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 17:00 0.38 · high 6.88 · high 29.00 · good Fair
Sun 18:00 0.36 · good 7.18 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.40 · high 7.32 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.42 · high 7.49 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.46 · high 6.81 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.42 · high 5.87 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.40 · high 6.44 · high 28.90 · good Poor