Placencia Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Thu 21:52 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Poor Data updated Thu 21:52 (CST)

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

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 22:00 (CST)

Later today

No fresh data for this period.

Next three days

Excellent · 7.7/10

Sat 08:00 (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: Waves

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

Sunrise

05:42

Sunset

17:53

Water

30.6°C

Max air

24.3°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

66% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Fri 06:00–17:00 (47% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner

Thursday

Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Saturday

Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Sea temperature

Best available hours

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

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Sea temperature (67 hours)
  • Tide/current (36 hours)
  • Darkness (34 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Fri 16:00.

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: Sun 04:00

Sun 04:00

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Advanced forecast data

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Mon 22:00 – Thu 22:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

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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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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
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