Thursday
✅ Good conditions
Main blocker: Sea temperature
Placencia Snorkel Report Today
Belize · Updated Thu 07:58 (CST) · Source: Snapshot
The skinny
Go in the best window Data updated Thu 07:58 (CST)Placencia has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 09:00. The main thing to watch is sea temperature.
Right now (forecast)
Excellent · 7.3/10
Thu 08:00 (CST)
Later today
Good · 7.1/10
Thu 09:00 (CST)
Next three days
Excellent · 8.1/10
Sat 08:00 (CST)
Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.
Score: 7.1/10
Best time: Thu 09:00
Main risk: Sea Temperature
Best morning signal: Thu 09:00 (Good).
Best afternoon signal: Thu 13:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.9 m/s.
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Good model window in the next 72 hours
Next good model window: Thu 09:00–17:00 (49% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)
3-day planner
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 09:00 and lasts until 17:00.
Why this verdict
Main blockers across the next 72 hours:
- Sea temperature (67 hours)
- Tide/current (39 hours)
- Darkness (36 hours)
Jellyfish drift risk
Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.
Low peak drift risk around Thu 14:00.
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
Thu 16:00, Sun 04:00
Nearby alternatives in Belize
Advanced forecast data
Viewing historical data
Mon 08:00 – Thu 08:00 (CST)
Snorkel Score (selected 24h)
Best snorkel score is 0.73 around Thu 07:00; 2 of 5 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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5/5 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.32m to 0.34m).
Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 5/5 sampled hours (range 0.92 to 2.16m/s).
Tides range from 0.09m to 0.15m; 0 of 5 hours are in or near peak slack windows.
72-hour historical overview
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
Poor
❌ Limited
Good
🌟 Good
Excellent
✅ Excellent
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 03:00 | 0.34 · good | 2.01 · good | 30.40 · good | Poor |
| Thu 04:00 | 0.34 · good | 1.59 · good | 30.40 · good | Poor |
| Thu 05:00 | 0.32 · good | 2.16 · good | 30.40 · good | Poor |
| 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 |