MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Wed 12:15 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Wed 12:15 (CST)

Goff's Caye has a usable snorkeling window around Wed 15:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.4/10

Wed 14:00 (CST)

Later today

Good · 7.1/10

Wed 15:00 (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: 7.1/10

Best time: Wed 15:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 15:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

17:19

Water

29.7°C

Max air

28.5°C

Sky

Clear

28% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 15:00–17:00 (48% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Wednesday

✅ Good 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 15:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (21 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

Sat 14:00 – Tue 14:00 (CST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.8 around Sat 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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23/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.14m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 2.53 to 6.46m/s).

Tides range from 0.16m to 0.33m; 2 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
Sat 14:00 0.14 · good 2.53 · good 31.30 · out of range Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.14 · good 3.16 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Sat 16:00 0.14 · good 4.23 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Sat 17:00 0.16 · good 4.49 · good 31.20 · out of range Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.16 · good 4.67 · good 31.20 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.20 · good 5.71 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.24 · good 6.46 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.28 · good 5.95 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.30 · good 5.17 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.32 · good 5.86 · high 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.34 · good 5.01 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.34 · good 5.47 · high 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.32 · good 4.45 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.32 · good 3.45 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.30 · good 3.54 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sun 05:00 0.26 · good 4.55 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sun 06:00 0.24 · good 5.04 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sun 07:00 0.24 · good 4.32 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sun 08:00 0.26 · good 3.61 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sun 09:00 0.26 · good 4.41 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sun 10:00 0.30 · good 5.11 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sun 11:00 0.32 · good 5.65 · high 31.10 · out of range Good
Sun 12:00 0.36 · good 5.57 · high 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sun 13:00 0.40 · high 5.32 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.42 · high 5.98 · high 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sun 15:00 0.46 · high 6.73 · high 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sun 16:00 0.46 · high 6.02 · high 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sun 17:00 0.46 · high 5.83 · high 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 0.46 · high 6.65 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.46 · high 7.12 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.48 · high 7.03 · high 31.10 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.48 · high 7.00 · high 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.48 · high 7.33 · high 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.50 · high 5.36 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 0.50 · high 5.05 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 0.48 · high 4.07 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 0.48 · high 5.38 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 0.46 · high 6.20 · high 30.80 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 0.46 · high 4.76 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.48 · high 6.55 · high 30.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.48 · high 6.74 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 07:00 0.46 · high 5.80 · high 30.60 · out of range Fair
Mon 08:00 0.44 · high 5.33 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 09:00 0.42 · high 5.94 · high 30.70 · out of range Fair
Mon 10:00 0.42 · high 4.53 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Mon 11:00 0.40 · high 3.91 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Mon 12:00 0.38 · high 2.79 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Mon 13:00 0.36 · good 2.38 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Mon 14:00 0.34 · good 2.87 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Mon 15:00 0.32 · good 3.16 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Mon 16:00 0.32 · good 4.08 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Mon 17:00 0.30 · good 4.26 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Mon 18:00 0.30 · good 4.09 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.32 · good 4.60 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.34 · good 5.19 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.36 · good 5.39 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.36 · good 7.70 · high 30.90 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.36 · good 5.61 · high 30.80 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.36 · good 3.36 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.36 · good 2.47 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 0.34 · good 2.62 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 0.34 · good 2.69 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 0.34 · good 3.98 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 0.26 · good 3.21 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 0.26 · good 5.00 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 07:00 0.26 · good 3.82 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 08:00 0.26 · good 3.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Tue 09:00 0.26 · good 3.40 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
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