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Placencia Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Tue 08:06 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

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Placencia has a usable snorkeling window around Tue 14:00. The main thing to watch is darkness.

Right now (forecast)

Excellent · 7.6/10

Tue 13:00 (CST)

Later today

Excellent · 7.7/10

Tue 16:00 (CST)

Next three days

Excellent · 8.2/10

Fri 07:00 (CST)

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

Score: 7.7/10

Best time: Tue 14:00

Main risk: Darkness

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 16:00 (Excellent). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

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

Sunrise

05:52

Sunset

17:22

Water

30.2°C

Max air

29.1°C

Sky

Clear

6% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Tue 14:00–17:00 (45% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Wednesday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Thursday

✅ Excellent conditions

Main blocker: Darkness

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Tue 14:00 and lasts until 17:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Darkness (36 hours)
  • Tide/current (11 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 28/100

Low peak drift risk around Tue 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

Next early morning high tide: Thu 06:00

Tue 17:00, Thu 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

Sun 13:00 – Wed 13:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.71 around Mon 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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4/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.36m to 0.48m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.54 to 3.85m/s).

Tides range from 0.15m to 0.38m; 1 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
Sun 13:00 0.40 · high 2.83 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Sun 14:00 0.38 · high 3.05 · good 31.80 · out of range Good
Sun 15:00 0.38 · high 2.86 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Sun 16:00 0.40 · high 3.85 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Sun 17:00 0.44 · high 3.56 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Sun 18:00 0.46 · high 3.12 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 19:00 0.46 · high 2.88 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Sun 20:00 0.48 · high 2.55 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 21:00 0.48 · high 1.46 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 22:00 0.48 · high 1.82 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Sun 23:00 0.48 · high 1.40 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 00:00 0.48 · high 0.95 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 01:00 0.48 · high 1.64 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 02:00 0.46 · high 1.92 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Mon 03:00 0.46 · high 0.54 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 04:00 0.44 · high 1.78 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Mon 05:00 0.38 · high 2.09 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Mon 06:00 0.38 · high 1.52 · good 31.30 · out of range Good
Mon 07:00 0.38 · high 1.29 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Mon 08:00 0.36 · good 0.85 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Mon 09:00 0.36 · good 0.76 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Mon 10:00 0.36 · good 2.11 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Mon 11:00 0.36 · good 2.80 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Mon 12:00 0.40 · high 3.23 · good 31.80 · out of range Good
Mon 13:00 0.40 · high 3.68 · good 31.80 · out of range Fair
Mon 14:00 0.40 · high 3.64 · good 31.80 · out of range Fair
Mon 15:00 0.40 · high 4.20 · good 31.80 · out of range Fair
Mon 16:00 0.42 · high 4.33 · good 31.80 · out of range Fair
Mon 17:00 0.44 · high 3.81 · good 31.70 · out of range Fair
Mon 18:00 0.46 · high 3.15 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 19:00 0.46 · high 3.57 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 20:00 0.46 · high 3.24 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 21:00 0.46 · high 0.46 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Mon 22:00 0.46 · high 2.25 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Mon 23:00 0.46 · high 2.59 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 00:00 0.46 · high 2.59 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 01:00 0.44 · high 2.71 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 02:00 0.44 · high 2.26 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 03:00 0.42 · high 1.65 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Tue 04:00 0.40 · high 1.38 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 05:00 0.36 · good 1.57 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Tue 06:00 0.36 · good 2.22 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Tue 07:00 0.36 · good 1.83 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Tue 08:00 0.34 · good 1.65 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Tue 09:00 0.34 · good 2.06 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Tue 10:00 0.34 · good 2.09 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Tue 11:00 0.38 · high 2.31 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Tue 12:00 0.38 · high 1.99 · good 31.70 · out of range Fair
Tue 13:00 0.36 · good 1.70 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Tue 14:00 0.36 · good 2.91 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Tue 15:00 0.34 · good 2.82 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Tue 16:00 0.36 · good 2.84 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Tue 17:00 0.36 · good 2.91 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Tue 18:00 0.38 · high 2.12 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 19:00 0.38 · high 1.57 · good 31.70 · out of range Poor
Tue 20:00 0.36 · good 0.05 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 21:00 0.36 · good 2.65 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 22:00 0.34 · good 2.63 · good 31.60 · out of range Poor
Tue 23:00 0.34 · good 1.59 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 00:00 0.32 · good 0.88 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 0.32 · good 1.36 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 0.30 · good 1.80 · good 31.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 0.30 · good 1.44 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 0.30 · good 1.01 · good 31.40 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 0.26 · good 1.17 · good 31.30 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 0.26 · good 1.49 · good 31.30 · out of range Good
Wed 07:00 0.26 · good 1.73 · good 31.30 · out of range Good
Wed 08:00 0.26 · good 1.13 · good 31.40 · out of range Good
Wed 09:00 0.26 · good 0.57 · good 31.50 · out of range Good
Wed 10:00 0.26 · good 1.51 · good 31.60 · out of range Good
Wed 11:00 0.26 · good 1.99 · good 31.70 · out of range Good
Wed 12:00 0.26 · good 2.93 · good 31.70 · out of range Good