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Hol Chan Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Tue 04:13 (CST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 14:53

Hol Chan looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 16:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.5/10

Best time: Wed 16:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Wed 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:27

Sunset

18:29

Water

30.0°C

Max air

28.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

38% 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

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 22:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 12:00 — Fair (0.45) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Thu 15:00 — Fair (0.44) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (31 hours)
  • Tide/current (27 hours)
  • Wind (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 23:00.

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

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.33 around Sun 07:00; 0 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 1.1m to 1.5m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 18.2 to 35.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.03m to 0.13m; 0 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
Sat 20:00 1.44 · high 32.80 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.44 · high 30.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.44 · high 33.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.46 · high 34.60 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.46 · high 35.00 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.46 · high 34.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.48 · high 34.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.48 · high 33.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.48 · high 33.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.50 · high 35.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.50 · high 34.40 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.48 · high 33.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.46 · high 30.90 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.44 · high 30.80 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.42 · high 29.50 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.38 · high 28.70 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.36 · high 28.40 · high 29.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.32 · high 26.10 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.28 · high 22.80 · high 29.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.24 · high 19.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.20 · high 18.80 · high 29.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.16 · high 18.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.12 · high 18.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.10 · high 21.50 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.06 · high 20.50 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.04 · high 20.50 · high 29.60 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.04 · high 25.60 · high 29.70 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.04 · high 26.30 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.04 · high 26.20 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.04 · high 27.40 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.02 · high 25.70 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.02 · high 24.40 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.00 · high 24.50 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.98 · high 23.30 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.96 · high 23.80 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.94 · high 19.30 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.92 · high 18.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.90 · high 14.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.88 · high 17.00 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.84 · high 16.50 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.82 · high 11.60 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.80 · high 14.90 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.80 · high 16.70 · high 29.40 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.78 · high 16.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.76 · high 13.60 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.74 · high 14.20 · high 29.60 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.72 · high 6.10 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.72 · high 10.70 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.74 · high 12.80 · high 29.70 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.74 · high 22.00 · high 29.80 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.76 · high 24.90 · high 29.80 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.80 · high 25.00 · high 29.80 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.82 · high 26.20 · high 29.80 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.82 · high 28.10 · high 29.80 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.82 · high 25.40 · high 29.70 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.82 · high 22.00 · high 29.70 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.84 · high 26.90 · high 29.70 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.84 · high 27.70 · high 29.70 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.86 · high 26.70 · high 29.60 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.86 · high 21.90 · high 29.60 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.86 · high 19.90 · high 29.60 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.86 · high 19.50 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.86 · high 20.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.86 · high 21.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.86 · high 20.20 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.86 · high 23.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 14:00 0.88 · high 20.30 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 15:00 0.88 · high 19.10 · high 29.40 · good poor
Tue 16:00 0.88 · high 19.40 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 17:00 0.86 · high 18.70 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 18:00 0.86 · high 20.20 · high 29.50 · good poor
Tue 19:00 0.84 · high 23.30 · high 29.50 · good poor