MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Mon 13:24 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Mon 13:24 (CST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.2/10

Mon 14:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.6/10

Mon 17:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Tue 09:00 (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: Mon 15:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Mon 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

17:20

Water

29.5°C

Max air

27.8°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 15:00–17:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 15:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (14 hours)
  • Wind (2 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low drift risk now.

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, Wed 17:00, Thu 06:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 14:00 – Mon 14:00 (CST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.85 around Sat 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.08m to 0.14m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.46 to 3.89m/s).

Tides range from 0.09m 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
Fri 14:00 0.10 · good 3.55 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Fri 15:00 0.14 · good 3.69 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 16:00 0.14 · good 3.72 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.14 · good 3.89 · good 29.00 · good Good
Fri 18:00 0.14 · good 3.26 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.14 · good 3.08 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.12 · good 3.26 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.12 · good 3.03 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.12 · good 2.25 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.12 · good 2.40 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.12 · good 2.45 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.12 · good 2.20 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.12 · good 3.24 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.12 · good 2.94 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.12 · good 1.94 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.10 · good 2.02 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.10 · good 2.01 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Sat 07:00 0.10 · good 2.21 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Sat 08:00 0.10 · good 3.16 · good 29.10 · good Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.10 · good 3.56 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.10 · good 1.51 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.08 · good 1.14 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Sat 12:00 0.08 · good 0.46 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sat 13:00 0.08 · good 1.65 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sat 14:00 0.08 · good 2.66 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sat 15:00 0.08 · good 3.46 · good 29.40 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.08 · good 3.94 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sat 17:00 0.10 · good 2.69 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.10 · good 3.35 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.10 · good 3.60 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.10 · good 3.42 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.10 · good 3.05 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.10 · good 2.95 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.10 · good 2.85 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.10 · good 2.72 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.10 · good 2.52 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.08 · good 2.26 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.08 · good 1.71 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.08 · good 1.17 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.14 · good 2.31 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.14 · good 2.78 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Sun 07:00 0.14 · good 3.22 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Sun 08:00 0.12 · good 4.24 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.12 · good 4.30 · good 29.10 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.12 · good 3.73 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Sun 11:00 0.12 · good 3.72 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Sun 12:00 0.12 · good 4.78 · good 29.30 · good Good
Sun 13:00 0.12 · good 2.91 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sun 14:00 0.12 · good 2.85 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sun 15:00 0.14 · good 2.42 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sun 16:00 0.14 · good 2.52 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Sun 17:00 0.14 · good 2.77 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Sun 18:00 0.14 · good 2.62 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 0.14 · good 3.27 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 0.16 · good 3.18 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 0.16 · good 2.80 · good 29.30 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 0.16 · good 2.14 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 0.16 · good 2.18 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 0.16 · good 2.23 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 0.16 · good 3.09 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 0.18 · good 2.41 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 0.18 · good 3.30 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 0.18 · good 3.79 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 05:00 0.18 · good 1.98 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Mon 06:00 0.18 · good 2.25 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Mon 07:00 0.18 · good 1.97 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Mon 08:00 0.18 · good 2.25 · good 29.10 · good Excellent
Mon 09:00 0.18 · good 2.26 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Mon 10:00 0.18 · good 2.29 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Mon 11:00 0.18 · good 2.02 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Mon 12:00 0.18 · good 2.46 · good 29.40 · good Excellent
Mon 13:00 0.18 · good 2.42 · good 29.40 · good Excellent