MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Tue 23:43 (CST)

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 02:00 (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

29.2°C

Max air

28.9°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

38% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 06:00–17:00 (53% 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 (32 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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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 02:00 – Sat 02:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.76 around Wed 14:00; 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.14m to 0.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 22/24 sampled hours (range 1.45 to 7.65m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 0.36m; 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
Wed 02:00 0.24 · good 1.45 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.22 · good 3.02 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.22 · good 2.23 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.18 · good 3.57 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.18 · good 4.54 · good 29.00 · good Good
Wed 07:00 0.18 · good 4.68 · good 29.00 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.18 · good 5.15 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.18 · good 4.69 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.18 · good 4.10 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.16 · good 3.92 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.16 · good 4.06 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Wed 13:00 0.16 · good 4.20 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Wed 14:00 0.16 · good 3.83 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Wed 15:00 0.14 · good 4.50 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Wed 16:00 0.20 · good 5.04 · good 29.30 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.24 · good 7.19 · high 29.30 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 0.30 · good 4.09 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.30 · good 7.65 · high 29.30 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.28 · good 4.21 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.28 · good 2.94 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.28 · good 4.32 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.26 · good 3.08 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.26 · good 5.05 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.24 · good 2.60 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.24 · good 2.91 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.22 · good 2.76 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.22 · good 4.01 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.20 · good 3.76 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.20 · good 4.13 · good 29.30 · good Good
Thu 07:00 0.24 · good 4.39 · good 29.30 · good Good
Thu 08:00 0.26 · good 5.08 · good 29.30 · good Good
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 5.48 · high 29.30 · good Fair
Thu 10:00 0.30 · good 5.54 · high 29.40 · good Good
Thu 11:00 0.32 · good 5.99 · high 29.40 · good Good
Thu 12:00 0.32 · good 5.15 · good 29.40 · good Good
Thu 13:00 0.32 · good 4.25 · good 29.40 · good Good
Thu 14:00 0.30 · good 4.63 · good 29.50 · good Good
Thu 15:00 0.30 · good 4.77 · good 29.50 · good Good
Thu 16:00 0.26 · good 5.17 · good 29.50 · good Good
Thu 17:00 0.24 · good 4.78 · good 29.50 · good Good
Thu 18:00 0.24 · good 5.38 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.24 · good 5.26 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.22 · good 4.15 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.22 · good 3.61 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.20 · good 1.91 · good 29.40 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.20 · good 3.26 · good 29.40 · good Poor
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