MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Wed 05:56 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Wed 05:56 (CST)

Goff's Caye has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 08:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 7.1/10

Wed 07:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.6/10

Wed 10:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Fri 06:00 (CST)

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

Score: 7.6/10

Best time: Wed 08:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Wed 10:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.7 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

17:19

Water

29.3°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

86% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 08:00–17:00 (49% 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 08:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (35 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

Thu 17:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 07:00 – Mon 07:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.64 around Fri 11:00; 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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22/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 20/24 sampled hours (range 0.11 to 6.11m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 0.28m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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 07:00 0.30 · good 3.15 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 08:00 0.28 · good 3.31 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 09:00 0.28 · good 3.24 · good 30.30 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.28 · good 3.80 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 11:00 0.28 · good 2.85 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.28 · good 4.11 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.30 · good 3.99 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.34 · good 5.42 · high 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 15:00 0.36 · good 5.33 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 16:00 0.36 · good 5.78 · high 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 17:00 0.38 · high 5.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 18:00 0.38 · high 4.06 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.36 · good 4.48 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.36 · good 3.59 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.34 · good 3.09 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.34 · good 0.95 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.32 · good 0.11 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.32 · good 3.23 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.30 · good 4.12 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.30 · good 4.11 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.26 · good 5.59 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.26 · good 5.02 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.28 · good 6.11 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.28 · good 4.75 · good 30.30 · good Good
Sat 07:00 0.28 · good 5.46 · high 30.30 · good Good
Sat 08:00 0.26 · good 5.20 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.26 · good 5.31 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.26 · good 4.36 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.24 · good 4.71 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 12:00 0.24 · good 4.60 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.24 · good 5.51 · high 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 14:00 0.22 · good 4.26 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.22 · good 4.31 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.28 · good 2.80 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.28 · good 2.73 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sat 18:00 0.26 · good 3.19 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.24 · good 1.67 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.24 · good 0.98 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.22 · good 4.47 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.22 · good 5.43 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.22 · good 5.62 · high 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.22 · good 5.22 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.26 · good 3.34 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.32 · good 4.74 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.36 · good 5.80 · high 30.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.26 · good 2.71 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.30 · good 3.50 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.34 · good 2.35 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sun 07:00 0.32 · good 1.53 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.30 · good 1.66 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sun 09:00 0.28 · good 2.23 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 10:00 0.26 · good 3.13 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 11:00 0.26 · good 3.22 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 12:00 0.24 · good 2.25 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.24 · good 1.41 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.26 · good 1.38 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 2.66 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.26 · good 3.61 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sun 17:00 0.22 · good 5.90 · high 30.00 · good Good
Sun 18:00 0.22 · good 5.75 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.26 · good 5.98 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.32 · good 3.58 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.36 · good 6.01 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.34 · good 3.46 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.34 · good 2.49 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.32 · good 2.97 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.30 · good 2.44 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.26 · good 3.27 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.24 · good 2.90 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.24 · good 2.79 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.22 · good 2.57 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.22 · good 2.35 · good 29.80 · good Good