# Hol Chan snorkeling forecast

Hol Chan has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 08:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

- Location: Hol Chan, Belize
- Timezone: America/Belize
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-09-20T07:54:34.263453-06:00
- Verdict: Go in the best window
- Score: 6.3/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 20%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-09-20T07:42:21.685379-06:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/hol-chan/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 30.6 °C (87.1 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 9: 30.6 °C (87.1 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 9 normal: +0.0 °C (+0.0 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-20T08:00:00-06:00 | good | 0.6303925925925925 | yes | 0.48 | 1.85 | 30.6 |
| 2026-09-20T09:00:00-06:00 | good | 0.6064499999999999 | yes | 0.48 | 2.34 | 30.7 |
| 2026-09-20T10:00:00-06:00 | good | 0.6151388888888888 | yes | 0.48 | 2.82 | 30.8 |
| 2026-09-20T11:00:00-06:00 | good | 0.5984592592592591 | yes | 0.48 | 3.56 | 30.8 |
| 2026-09-20T12:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.537237037037037 | no | 0.48 | 2.9 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T13:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.5065962962962963 | no | 0.5 | 3.7 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T14:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.47511481481481477 | no | 0.5 | 5.06 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T15:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.47283888888888875 | no | 0.52 | 5.49 | 31.0 |
| 2026-09-20T16:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.4885759259259259 | no | 0.54 | 6.71 | 31.0 |
| 2026-09-20T17:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.4851092592592592 | no | 0.56 | 7.01 | 31.0 |
| 2026-09-20T18:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 6.69 | 31.0 |
| 2026-09-20T19:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 5.43 | 31.0 |
| 2026-09-20T20:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 6.3 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T21:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 5.06 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T22:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.68 | 30.9 |
| 2026-09-20T23:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 4.45 | 30.8 |
| 2026-09-21T00:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 3.22 | 30.8 |
| 2026-09-21T01:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 3.45 | 30.7 |
| 2026-09-21T02:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 2.7 | 30.7 |
| 2026-09-21T03:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.58 | 2.51 | 30.6 |
| 2026-09-21T04:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 2.6 | 30.6 |
| 2026-09-21T05:00:00-06:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 2.93 | 30.6 |
| 2026-09-21T06:00:00-06:00 | good | 0.5736574074074072 | yes | 0.54 | 3.19 | 30.6 |
| 2026-09-21T07:00:00-06:00 | fair | 0.544385185185185 | no | 0.54 | 4.15 | 30.6 |

## Nearby spots

- [Ambergris Caye](https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/ambergris-caye/index.md)
- [Caye Caulker](https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/caye-caulker/index.md)
- [Goff's Caye](https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/goffs-caye/index.md)
- [Mexico Rocks](https://snorkelforecast.com/belize/mexico-rocks/index.md)