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Hol Chan Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Tue 04:13 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 19:44

Hol Chan looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.7/10

Best time: Wed 14:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

05:27

Sunset

18:29

Water

30.0°C

Max air

28.7°C

Sky

Clear

3% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 20:00 — Fair (0.47) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 18:00 — Fair (0.46) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 22:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (50 hours)
  • Wind (41 hours)
  • Tide/current (37 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 29/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 14:00.

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

Next early morning high tide: Thu 10:00

Thu 10:00, Fri 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Belize

Caye Caulker

15 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 01:00 – Mon 01:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Fri 12:00; 8 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 1.16m to 1.28m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 3.77 to 9.96m/s).

Tides range from -0.05m to 0.23m; 1 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 01:00 1.22 · high 9.19 · high 29.90 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.22 · high 9.09 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.24 · high 6.78 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.22 · high 8.31 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.22 · high 4.82 · good 29.70 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.20 · high 5.40 · good 29.70 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.20 · high 9.96 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.18 · high 5.07 · good 29.60 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.18 · high 5.13 · good 29.60 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.18 · high 5.49 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.16 · high 5.55 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.16 · high 5.64 · high 29.60 · good fair
Fri 13:00 1.18 · high 5.74 · high 29.60 · good fair
Fri 14:00 1.20 · high 6.06 · high 29.60 · good fair
Fri 15:00 1.22 · high 7.52 · high 29.60 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.24 · high 7.86 · high 29.70 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.24 · high 7.20 · high 29.70 · good fair
Fri 18:00 1.26 · high 4.93 · good 29.70 · good fair
Fri 19:00 1.24 · high 3.77 · good 29.80 · good fair
Fri 20:00 1.24 · high 6.43 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 21:00 1.22 · high 8.03 · high 29.80 · good fair
Fri 22:00 1.24 · high 7.94 · high 29.80 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.26 · high 7.31 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.28 · high 7.65 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.28 · high 9.76 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.30 · high 11.40 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.30 · high 7.97 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.32 · high 7.70 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.34 · high 10.40 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.36 · high 7.69 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.38 · high 5.79 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.42 · high 5.41 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.44 · high 6.16 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.46 · high 7.09 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.50 · high 9.38 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.52 · high 7.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.52 · high 8.29 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.54 · high 6.17 · high 29.60 · good fair
Sat 15:00 1.54 · high 10.52 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.58 · high 9.93 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.60 · high 8.46 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.64 · high 7.56 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.60 · high 9.60 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.58 · high 8.55 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.54 · high 8.68 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.54 · high 7.05 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.52 · high 6.32 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.52 · high 9.30 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.56 · high 10.00 · high 29.80 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.58 · high 10.00 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.62 · high 10.96 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.64 · high 10.68 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.68 · high 11.07 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.70 · high 11.12 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.74 · high 10.67 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 2.08 · high 11.34 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 09:00 2.12 · high 11.61 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 10:00 2.10 · high 11.02 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 11:00 2.10 · high 11.41 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 12:00 2.08 · high 10.82 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 13:00 2.04 · high 11.18 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 14:00 2.02 · high 10.82 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.98 · high 10.15 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.92 · high 9.63 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.86 · high 8.76 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.80 · high 8.02 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.74 · high 7.16 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.70 · high 6.83 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.64 · high 7.03 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.60 · high 7.05 · high 29.60 · good fair
Sun 23:00 1.58 · high 7.45 · high 29.60 · good fair
Mon 00:00 1.54 · high 8.34 · high 29.60 · good poor