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Placencia Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Thu 05:22 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Thu 05:22 (CST)

Placencia has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 06:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 05:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.6/10

Thu 08:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 7.8/10

Fri 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: Thu 06:00

Main risk: Sea Temperature

Best morning signal: Thu 08:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 13:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:42

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.4°C

Max air

30.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

73% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Thu 06:00–15:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Friday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Saturday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 06:00 and lasts until 15:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (66 hours)
  • Tide/current (48 hours)
  • Darkness (35 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 15:00.

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

Fri 16:00, Sat 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Belize

Goff's Caye

100 km away

✅ Good

Caye Caulker

141 km away

✅ Good

Hol Chan

156 km away

✅ Good

Shark Ray Alley

156 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

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Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.76 around Thu 08:00; 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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20/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.26m to 0.4m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.79 to 3.59m/s).

Tides range from 0.05m to 0.23m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Thu 06:00 0.32 · good 1.78 · good 30.40 · good Good
Thu 07:00 0.32 · good 0.92 · good 30.40 · good Excellent
Thu 08:00 0.30 · good 0.81 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Thu 09:00 0.30 · good 0.79 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Thu 10:00 0.28 · good 2.31 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 11:00 0.28 · good 3.18 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 12:00 0.26 · good 2.51 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 13:00 0.26 · good 2.71 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 14:00 0.26 · good 2.72 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 15:00 0.26 · good 3.29 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Thu 16:00 0.28 · good 3.59 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 17:00 0.32 · good 3.39 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Thu 18:00 0.34 · good 3.04 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 0.36 · good 2.84 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 0.38 · high 3.12 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 0.40 · high 2.31 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 0.38 · high 1.36 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 0.38 · high 1.12 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 00:00 0.36 · good 1.68 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.34 · good 2.41 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.32 · good 1.99 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.30 · good 2.33 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.28 · good 2.64 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.28 · good 2.51 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.26 · good 2.29 · good 30.40 · good Good
Fri 07:00 0.26 · good 1.90 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Fri 08:00 0.26 · good 1.44 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.26 · good 0.57 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.26 · good 0.90 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.24 · good 2.39 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 12:00 0.24 · good 2.84 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 13:00 0.24 · good 2.91 · good 30.80 · out of range Excellent
Fri 14:00 0.24 · good 3.58 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Fri 15:00 0.24 · good 3.92 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Fri 16:00 0.24 · good 3.26 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Fri 17:00 0.26 · good 2.51 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Fri 18:00 0.26 · good 1.63 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.28 · good 2.09 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.30 · good 1.81 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.32 · good 2.16 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.32 · good 2.29 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.30 · good 2.27 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.30 · good 2.31 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 0.28 · good 1.91 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 0.28 · good 1.71 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 0.26 · good 1.46 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 0.26 · good 1.30 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 0.24 · good 0.95 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 0.24 · good 0.61 · good 30.50 · out of range Excellent
Sat 07:00 0.24 · good 1.46 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sat 08:00 0.22 · good 0.99 · good 30.60 · out of range Excellent
Sat 09:00 0.22 · good 2.11 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Sat 10:00 0.22 · good 1.97 · good 30.70 · out of range Excellent
Sat 11:00 0.22 · good 3.25 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 12:00 0.22 · good 3.13 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.24 · good 3.17 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 14:00 0.28 · good 2.07 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.30 · good 1.57 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.32 · good 1.72 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.32 · good 1.42 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 18:00 0.34 · good 0.97 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.32 · good 1.66 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.32 · good 1.06 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.30 · good 0.11 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.28 · good 0.99 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.28 · good 0.36 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.26 · good 1.36 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.24 · good 2.06 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.24 · good 1.90 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.22 · good 1.06 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.22 · good 0.70 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor