What is the best time of day to snorkel in Shark Ray Alley?

Snorkel in daylight, if possible in the morning before the wind picks up. Currents are often weaker near high slack tide. SnorkelForecast scores each daylight hour for Shark Ray Alley.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide, within about an hour of the high-tide peak, often has weaker currents. Strong low tides and tidal flow near channels or headlands reduce the score.

Where are the best snorkeling conditions near Shark Ray Alley today?

The nearby spots with the best forecasts later today are San Pedro, Hol Chan. Check each spot page for hourly wind, wave, tide and water temperature detail.

Shark Ray Alley Snorkel Report Today

Belize · Updated Thu 05:22 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Data updated Thu 05:22 (CST)

Shark Ray Alley has a usable snorkeling window around Thu 06:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Thu 05:00 (CST)

Later today

Good · 6.0/10

Thu 11:00 (CST)

Next three days

Good · 6.8/10

Fri 12:00 (CST)

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

Score: 6.0/10

Best time: Thu 06:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 11:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 12:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.2 m/s.

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Best nearby spots later today

San Pedro 6.5/10 Good · Thu 11:00 Hol Chan 6.0/10 Good · Thu 11:00

Sunrise

05:40

Sunset

17:52

Water

30.3°C

Max air

29.2°C

Sky

Clear

27% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Thu 06:00 (32% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Friday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Thu 06:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (71 hours)
Sea temperature (55 hours)
Tide/current (48 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 22:00.

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

Fri 16:00

Nearby snorkel spot map

Compare nearby spot forecasts for later today before choosing a beach.

San Pedro Good · Thu 11:00 6.5/10 Hol Chan Good · Thu 11:00 6.0/10 Mexico Rocks Fair · Thu 09:00 5.1/10

Forecast spot map

Use the map to see where the compared spots sit. Open a card for the hourly forecast.

This is a location diagram, not a marine chart. Check the shore and local signs in person.

Nearby alternatives in Belize

Hol Chan

1 km away

✅ Good

San Pedro

6 km away

✅ Good

Ambergris Caye

6 km away

✅ Good

Mexico Rocks

14 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Thu 05:00 – Sun 05:00 (CST)

Previous day Yesterday

Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.6 around Thu 11:00; 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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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.52m to 0.64m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 0.65 to 5.61m/s).

Tides range from 0.07m to 0.21m; 0 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview

Thu 06:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 07:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 09:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Thu 13:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 16:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Thu 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Thu 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 06:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 08:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 14:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 15:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Fri 17:00 Fair ⚠️ Fair

Fri 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Fri 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 05:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 06:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 07:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 08:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 09:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 10:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 11:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 12:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 13:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 14:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 15:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 16:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 17:00 Good 🌟 Good

Sat 18:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 19:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 20:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 21:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 22:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sat 23:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 00:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 01:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 02:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 03:00 Poor ❌ Limited

Sun 04:00 Poor ❌ Limited

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 06:00	0.64 · high	2.02 · good	30.30 · good	Good
Thu 07:00	0.64 · high	0.65 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Thu 08:00	0.64 · high	2.53 · good	30.40 · good	Fair
Thu 09:00	0.64 · high	2.15 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Thu 10:00	0.64 · high	0.90 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Thu 11:00	0.62 · high	1.05 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Thu 12:00	0.62 · high	1.46 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Thu 13:00	0.62 · high	3.08 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 14:00	0.60 · high	5.22 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 15:00	0.60 · high	4.38 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 16:00	0.60 · high	5.21 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 17:00	0.58 · high	5.22 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Thu 18:00	0.58 · high	5.61 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Thu 19:00	0.58 · high	5.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Thu 20:00	0.58 · high	4.92 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Thu 21:00	0.58 · high	4.63 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Thu 22:00	0.58 · high	4.32 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Thu 23:00	0.58 · high	3.57 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 00:00	0.58 · high	3.51 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Fri 01:00	0.56 · high	3.04 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 02:00	0.56 · high	2.84 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 03:00	0.54 · high	3.09 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Fri 04:00	0.54 · high	2.57 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Fri 05:00	0.52 · high	1.53 · good	30.30 · good	Poor
Fri 06:00	0.52 · high	1.69 · good	30.30 · good	Fair
Fri 07:00	0.52 · high	1.44 · good	30.40 · good	Good
Fri 08:00	0.50 · high	1.81 · good	30.50 · out of range	Fair
Fri 09:00	0.50 · high	1.78 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Fri 10:00	0.50 · high	1.46 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Fri 11:00	0.48 · high	0.74 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Fri 12:00	0.48 · high	1.05 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Fri 13:00	0.48 · high	2.98 · good	30.90 · out of range	Good
Fri 14:00	0.48 · high	4.52 · good	30.90 · out of range	Fair
Fri 15:00	0.48 · high	5.17 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 16:00	0.48 · high	1.63 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Fri 17:00	0.48 · high	4.50 · good	30.80 · out of range	Fair
Fri 18:00	0.48 · high	3.92 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Fri 19:00	0.48 · high	4.10 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Fri 20:00	0.48 · high	3.40 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Fri 21:00	0.48 · high	2.41 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Fri 22:00	0.48 · high	1.46 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Fri 23:00	0.48 · high	0.51 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 00:00	0.48 · high	0.81 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sat 01:00	0.48 · high	0.84 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sat 02:00	0.46 · high	3.14 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sat 03:00	0.46 · high	4.27 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Sat 04:00	0.46 · high	3.36 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Sat 05:00	0.46 · high	3.23 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Sat 06:00	0.46 · high	3.07 · good	30.40 · good	Good
Sat 07:00	0.46 · high	2.46 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Sat 08:00	0.46 · high	3.40 · good	30.50 · out of range	Good
Sat 09:00	0.46 · high	2.96 · good	30.60 · out of range	Good
Sat 10:00	0.46 · high	2.69 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Sat 11:00	0.44 · high	3.02 · good	30.70 · out of range	Good
Sat 12:00	0.44 · high	3.08 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 13:00	0.44 · high	2.21 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 14:00	0.46 · high	2.21 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 15:00	0.46 · high	2.80 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 16:00	0.48 · high	2.80 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 17:00	0.50 · high	3.19 · good	30.80 · out of range	Good
Sat 18:00	0.52 · high	3.96 · good	30.80 · out of range	Poor
Sat 19:00	0.52 · high	4.34 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 20:00	0.52 · high	4.95 · good	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 21:00	0.52 · high	5.99 · high	30.70 · out of range	Poor
Sat 22:00	0.50 · high	6.69 · high	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sat 23:00	0.50 · high	5.02 · good	30.60 · out of range	Poor
Sun 00:00	0.48 · high	4.25 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 01:00	0.48 · high	3.50 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 02:00	0.48 · high	3.29 · good	30.50 · out of range	Poor
Sun 03:00	0.48 · high	2.71 · good	30.40 · good	Poor
Sun 04:00	0.48 · high	4.24 · good	30.40 · good	Poor