MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Wed 09:03 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Wed 09:03 (CST)

Goff's Caye has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 11:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Good · 6.6/10

Wed 10:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.4/10

Wed 14:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.8/10

Fri 14:00 (CST)

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

Score: 7.4/10

Best time: Wed 11:00

Main risk: Darkness

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

Best afternoon signal: Wed 14:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

17:19

Water

29.6°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Cloudy

88% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 11:00–17:00 (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: Tide/current

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 11:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (18 hours)
  • Wind (4 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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: Thu 06:00

Thu 06:00, Thu 17:00, Sat 07:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 10:00 – Fri 10:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.77 around Wed 09:00; 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 0.22m to 0.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.64 to 5.15m/s).

Tides range from 0.18m to 0.27m; 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
Tue 10:00 0.26 · good 4.41 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 11:00 0.28 · good 4.15 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 12:00 0.28 · good 4.34 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.28 · good 4.25 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.28 · good 4.28 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.28 · good 4.27 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.30 · good 4.39 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.30 · good 5.13 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Tue 18:00 0.32 · good 5.15 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.32 · good 4.34 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.30 · good 4.34 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.30 · good 4.48 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.28 · good 4.42 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.28 · good 4.64 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.26 · good 4.51 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.24 · good 2.66 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.24 · good 4.78 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.22 · good 4.01 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.22 · good 2.72 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.26 · good 2.74 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 0.26 · good 2.50 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Wed 07:00 0.24 · good 3.55 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Wed 08:00 0.28 · good 3.39 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Wed 09:00 0.26 · good 1.64 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Wed 10:00 0.24 · good 2.24 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Wed 11:00 0.24 · good 2.75 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.22 · good 3.23 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 13:00 0.22 · good 3.52 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Wed 14:00 0.22 · good 3.72 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Wed 15:00 0.22 · good 4.57 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Wed 16:00 0.26 · good 4.77 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Wed 17:00 0.28 · good 5.08 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Wed 18:00 0.32 · good 5.44 · high 30.90 · out of range Poor
Wed 19:00 0.32 · good 5.38 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Wed 20:00 0.32 · good 5.93 · high 30.80 · out of range Poor
Wed 21:00 0.32 · good 5.94 · high 30.80 · out of range Poor
Wed 22:00 0.32 · good 5.60 · high 30.70 · out of range Poor
Wed 23:00 0.32 · good 5.95 · high 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 00:00 0.32 · good 5.32 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 0.32 · good 1.90 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 0.30 · good 1.11 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 0.30 · good 1.01 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 0.28 · good 1.41 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 0.26 · good 1.03 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.24 · good 1.60 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Thu 07:00 0.24 · good 3.02 · good 30.30 · good Excellent
Thu 08:00 0.22 · good 3.27 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.26 · good 4.16 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.26 · good 3.52 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Thu 11:00 0.26 · good 3.69 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 12:00 0.26 · good 3.96 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 13:00 0.28 · good 4.15 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.30 · good 4.52 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 15:00 0.32 · good 4.57 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 16:00 0.34 · good 5.62 · high 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 17:00 0.36 · good 5.73 · high 30.60 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.38 · high 6.17 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.42 · high 5.22 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.48 · high 5.66 · high 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.52 · high 4.44 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.48 · high 5.36 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.44 · high 6.31 · high 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.40 · high 3.36 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.38 · high 3.12 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.36 · good 3.55 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.34 · good 3.50 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.34 · good 3.19 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.32 · good 0.96 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.30 · good 1.76 · good 30.30 · good Good
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