MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Goff's Caye Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Mon 16:31 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Goff's Caye has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 17:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.2/10

Mon 16:00 (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 17:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Mon 17:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.2 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:50

Sunset

17:20

Water

29.4°C

Max air

27.8°C

Sky

Clear

8% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 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 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (16 hours)
  • Wind (2 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: Wed 05:00

Wed 05:00, Wed 17:00, Thu 06:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 16:00 – Fri 16:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Wed 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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24/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.18m to 0.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.28 to 6.14m/s).

Tides range from 0.08m to 0.29m; 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
Tue 16:00 0.22 · good 5.07 · good 29.00 · good Good
Tue 17:00 0.20 · good 4.34 · good 29.00 · good Good
Tue 18:00 0.20 · good 5.37 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.20 · good 5.85 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.18 · good 6.14 · high 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.18 · good 5.02 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.18 · good 5.81 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.18 · good 5.76 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.18 · good 6.02 · high 28.90 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.18 · good 2.67 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.20 · good 1.28 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.20 · good 2.70 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.36 · good 4.40 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.34 · good 4.86 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.34 · good 5.06 · good 28.70 · good Good
Wed 07:00 0.34 · good 5.43 · high 28.80 · good Good
Wed 08:00 0.32 · good 5.53 · high 28.80 · good Good
Wed 09:00 0.32 · good 5.34 · good 28.90 · good Good
Wed 10:00 0.30 · good 3.58 · good 28.90 · good Good
Wed 11:00 0.30 · good 2.86 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Wed 12:00 0.28 · good 2.31 · good 29.00 · good Good
Wed 13:00 0.28 · good 2.23 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 14:00 0.30 · good 2.77 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 15:00 0.30 · good 3.15 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 16:00 0.18 · good 4.17 · good 29.10 · good Good
Wed 17:00 0.16 · good 3.86 · good 29.10 · good Excellent
Wed 18:00 0.16 · good 3.43 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 0.16 · good 3.09 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.16 · good 2.94 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.16 · good 2.76 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.16 · good 2.25 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.14 · good 2.38 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 0.14 · good 1.56 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 0.14 · good 1.13 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 0.14 · good 1.54 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 0.14 · good 3.45 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 0.16 · good 3.62 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 0.16 · good 3.90 · good 28.90 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 0.16 · good 3.40 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Thu 07:00 0.16 · good 3.47 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Thu 08:00 0.16 · good 3.60 · good 29.00 · good Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.16 · good 2.93 · good 29.00 · good Good
Thu 10:00 0.16 · good 1.89 · good 29.10 · good Excellent
Thu 11:00 0.14 · good 2.41 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Thu 12:00 0.14 · good 1.60 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Thu 13:00 0.14 · good 2.23 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Thu 14:00 0.14 · good 1.97 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Thu 15:00 0.14 · good 1.61 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Thu 16:00 0.14 · good 2.41 · good 29.30 · good Excellent
Thu 17:00 0.14 · good 2.26 · good 29.20 · good Excellent
Thu 18:00 0.14 · good 2.93 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.14 · good 3.43 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.14 · good 3.18 · good 29.20 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.14 · good 2.81 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.14 · good 3.24 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.14 · good 4.19 · good 29.10 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.14 · good 3.09 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.20 · good 3.89 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.28 · good 2.11 · good 29.00 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.12 · good 3.21 · good 28.80 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.12 · good 4.78 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.12 · good 4.11 · good 28.70 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.12 · good 4.66 · good 28.70 · good Good
Fri 07:00 0.14 · good 4.86 · good 28.70 · good Good
Fri 08:00 0.14 · good 4.13 · good 28.80 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.16 · good 5.16 · good 28.80 · good Good
Fri 10:00 0.14 · good 4.01 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.14 · good 4.25 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.12 · good 3.56 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.12 · good 3.14 · good 28.90 · good Excellent
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