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Placencia Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Sun 22:03 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Placencia has a usable snorkeling window around Mon 06:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Mon 00:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 8.2/10

Mon 15:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.2/10

Mon 15:00 (CST)

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

Score: 8.2/10

Best time: Mon 06:00

Main risk: Darkness

Best morning signal: Mon 11:00 (Excellent).

Best afternoon signal: Mon 15:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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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

29.8°C

Max air

29.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

90% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 06:00–17:00 (52% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Monday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Wednesday

✅ 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 (33 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 27/100

Low peak drift risk around Mon 05:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; 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, Wed 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

Viewing historical data

Fri 00:00 – Mon 00:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.61 around Fri 07:00; 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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19/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 1.24 to 3.3m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 0.31m; 1 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
Fri 00:00 0.38 · high 1.90 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 0.38 · high 2.44 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 0.38 · high 1.70 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 0.38 · high 1.30 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 0.38 · high 1.40 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 0.34 · good 2.13 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 0.34 · good 1.52 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Fri 07:00 0.34 · good 1.44 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Fri 08:00 0.36 · good 1.77 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Fri 09:00 0.36 · good 2.20 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Fri 10:00 0.36 · good 1.91 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Fri 11:00 0.34 · good 2.06 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Fri 12:00 0.34 · good 3.30 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 13:00 0.34 · good 1.98 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 14:00 0.36 · good 1.81 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 15:00 0.34 · good 1.90 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 16:00 0.34 · good 2.51 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 17:00 0.36 · good 2.61 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 18:00 0.36 · good 2.13 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 19:00 0.36 · good 1.24 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Fri 20:00 0.34 · good 2.15 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 21:00 0.34 · good 2.00 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 22:00 0.34 · good 1.86 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 23:00 0.32 · good 1.95 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 00:00 0.32 · good 2.85 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Sat 01:00 0.32 · good 2.62 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 02:00 0.32 · good 1.58 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 03:00 0.32 · good 0.64 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 04:00 0.32 · good 0.79 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 05:00 0.32 · good 0.63 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 06:00 0.32 · good 0.60 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sat 07:00 0.32 · good 1.35 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 08:00 0.32 · good 0.50 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 09:00 0.32 · good 1.00 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 10:00 0.32 · good 1.46 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 11:00 0.30 · good 0.39 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Sat 12:00 0.30 · good 2.87 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Sat 13:00 0.30 · good 2.43 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Sat 14:00 0.28 · good 1.11 · good 31.10 · out of range Good
Sat 15:00 0.28 · good 1.93 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 16:00 0.28 · good 1.78 · good 31.00 · out of range Good
Sat 17:00 0.26 · good 1.10 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sat 18:00 0.26 · good 1.16 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Sat 19:00 0.26 · good 0.60 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 20:00 0.26 · good 1.40 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 2.73 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sat 22:00 0.26 · good 2.52 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sat 23:00 0.26 · good 2.20 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 00:00 0.26 · good 1.99 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 01:00 0.26 · good 2.14 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 02:00 0.26 · good 1.85 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 03:00 0.26 · good 1.55 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 04:00 0.26 · good 1.78 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 0.26 · good 2.80 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 0.26 · good 1.68 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 07:00 0.26 · good 1.25 · good 30.40 · good Good
Sun 08:00 0.26 · good 1.00 · good 30.50 · out of range Good
Sun 09:00 0.26 · good 1.47 · good 30.60 · out of range Good
Sun 10:00 0.26 · good 3.53 · good 30.70 · out of range Good
Sun 11:00 0.26 · good 2.40 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sun 12:00 0.26 · good 3.40 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sun 13:00 0.26 · good 3.32 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.24 · good 3.36 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sun 15:00 0.24 · good 3.50 · good 30.90 · out of range Good
Sun 16:00 0.24 · good 3.89 · good 30.80 · out of range Good
Sun 17:00 0.32 · good 3.32 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Sun 18:00 0.32 · good 2.91 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.32 · good 0.45 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.30 · good 1.83 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.30 · good 2.00 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.28 · good 3.32 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.28 · good 2.41 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor