Kralendijk Snorkel Report Today

Bonaire · Updated Tue 03:12 (AST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 22:04

Kralendijk looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 3.8/10

Best time: Wed 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

19:01

Water

28.0°C

Max air

27.3°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner

Tuesday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 23:00 — Fair (0.38) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 22:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 21:00 — Fair (0.37) · still limited by waves, wind

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (48 hours)
  • Tide/current (48 hours)
  • Wind (47 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low drift risk now.

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 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Bonaire

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 02:00 – Mon 02:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.24 around Fri 18:00; 0 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 1.58m to 1.82m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 8.39 to 9.91m/s).

Tides range from -0.08m to 0.31m; 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 02:00 1.66 · high 8.39 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.66 · high 8.62 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.64 · high 8.97 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.60 · high 8.45 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.58 · high 8.85 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.60 · high 8.72 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.60 · high 8.41 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.62 · high 8.46 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.68 · high 8.90 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.72 · high 8.75 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.78 · high 9.79 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.80 · high 9.19 · high 27.10 · good poor
Fri 14:00 1.80 · high 9.51 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 15:00 1.82 · high 9.89 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.82 · high 9.71 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.80 · high 9.91 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.80 · high 9.91 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.78 · high 9.63 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.74 · high 9.55 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.72 · high 9.44 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.72 · high 9.15 · high 27.20 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.70 · high 8.75 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.70 · high 8.66 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.70 · high 8.61 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.70 · high 8.73 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.70 · high 8.58 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.70 · high 8.84 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.70 · high 8.34 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.70 · high 8.24 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.68 · high 7.98 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.66 · high 8.01 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.64 · high 7.76 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.62 · high 7.51 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 11:00 1.60 · high 7.79 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 12:00 1.58 · high 8.16 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.58 · high 8.45 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.56 · high 8.96 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.56 · high 8.46 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.52 · high 8.86 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.50 · high 8.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.46 · high 8.25 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.44 · high 8.02 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.44 · high 8.39 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.42 · high 7.72 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.42 · high 8.22 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.40 · high 7.48 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.40 · high 7.42 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.42 · high 7.47 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.42 · high 7.92 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.44 · high 7.91 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.44 · high 7.66 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.46 · high 7.62 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.46 · high 7.17 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.38 · high 8.62 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.38 · high 5.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.36 · high 6.60 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.34 · high 6.50 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.34 · high 8.65 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.32 · high 6.44 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.34 · high 7.33 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.38 · high 8.76 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.40 · high 6.90 · high 27.20 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.42 · high 7.90 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.42 · high 7.41 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.44 · high 7.55 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.42 · high 7.42 · high 27.30 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.40 · high 7.50 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.38 · high 7.21 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.38 · high 7.15 · high 27.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.38 · high 6.61 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.38 · high 6.92 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.38 · high 7.05 · high 27.40 · good poor