MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Placencia Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Sun 15:49 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Sun 15:49 (CST)

Placencia has no good model window later today. Check the three-day outlook and official beach advisories.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.6/10

Sun 17:00 (CST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 8.0/10

Tue 17:00 (CST)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 0.0/10

Best time: -

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Also see the best places to snorkel in the Caribbean, ranked on our stored historical scores.

Sunrise

05:51

Sunset

17:22

Water

29.9°C

Max air

26.1°C

Sky

Clear

27% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 06:00–17:00 (48% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 06:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (2 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 21:00.

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: Mon 04:00

Mon 04:00, Mon 16:00, Tue 17:00, Wed 06:00

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

Viewing historical data

Thu 17:00 – Sun 17:00 (CST)

Previous day Yesterday Next day Live

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.82 around Thu 17:00; 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 0.16m to 0.26m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.68 to 2.97m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 0.37m; 0 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
Thu 17:00 0.20 · good 0.83 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Thu 18:00 0.22 · good 1.42 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 19:00 0.22 · good 1.39 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 20:00 0.22 · good 1.83 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 21:00 0.22 · good 2.34 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 22:00 0.22 · good 2.82 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 23:00 0.20 · good 2.97 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 0.20 · good 2.37 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 0.22 · good 2.72 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 0.24 · good 2.62 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 0.26 · good 2.10 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 0.22 · good 0.68 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Fri 05:00 0.24 · good 0.85 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 0.24 · good 0.76 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Fri 07:00 0.24 · good 1.22 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Fri 08:00 0.22 · good 1.32 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Fri 09:00 0.22 · good 1.20 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Fri 10:00 0.20 · good 1.12 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Fri 11:00 0.20 · good 1.74 · good 30.00 · good Good
Fri 12:00 0.18 · good 2.02 · good 30.00 · good Good
Fri 13:00 0.18 · good 2.43 · good 30.00 · good Good
Fri 14:00 0.16 · good 2.70 · good 30.00 · good Good
Fri 15:00 0.16 · good 1.47 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Fri 16:00 0.18 · good 1.75 · good 30.00 · good Excellent
Fri 17:00 0.24 · good 1.17 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Fri 18:00 0.26 · good 1.14 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Fri 19:00 0.26 · good 1.92 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 20:00 0.26 · good 2.21 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 0.26 · good 2.04 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 0.24 · good 3.01 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 0.24 · good 2.33 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 0.22 · good 2.51 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 0.22 · good 2.60 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 0.20 · good 2.31 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 0.14 · good 0.45 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 0.14 · good 0.27 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 0.14 · good 0.76 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 0.14 · good 0.86 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Sat 07:00 0.14 · good 0.40 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sat 08:00 0.14 · good 0.90 · good 29.70 · good Good
Sat 09:00 0.14 · good 0.98 · good 29.80 · good Good
Sat 10:00 0.14 · good 1.12 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sat 11:00 0.14 · good 2.15 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 12:00 0.14 · good 3.08 · good 30.00 · good Good
Sat 13:00 0.14 · good 3.04 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 14:00 0.16 · good 3.17 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 15:00 0.26 · good 3.34 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 16:00 0.28 · good 3.61 · good 30.10 · good Good
Sat 17:00 0.28 · good 2.69 · good 30.10 · good Excellent
Sat 18:00 0.30 · good 1.86 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 19:00 0.28 · good 1.75 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 20:00 0.28 · good 1.75 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 1.66 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 0.24 · good 1.88 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 0.24 · good 1.80 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 0.22 · good 1.90 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 0.22 · good 2.05 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 0.20 · good 1.99 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 0.20 · good 1.47 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 0.22 · good 2.21 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.22 · good 1.85 · good 29.50 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.22 · good 2.58 · good 29.50 · good Good
Sun 07:00 0.22 · good 2.00 · good 29.50 · good Excellent
Sun 08:00 0.20 · good 1.53 · good 29.60 · good Excellent
Sun 09:00 0.20 · good 0.89 · good 29.70 · good Excellent
Sun 10:00 0.20 · good 2.20 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Sun 11:00 0.20 · good 2.69 · good 29.80 · good Excellent
Sun 12:00 0.20 · good 2.48 · good 29.90 · good Excellent
Sun 13:00 0.22 · good 2.71 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 14:00 0.24 · good 3.56 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 15:00 0.26 · good 3.47 · good 29.90 · good Good
Sun 16:00 0.22 · good 0.78 · good 29.90 · good Excellent