Kralendijk Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 17:07

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

Score: 3.7/10

Best time: Wed 19:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 6.7 m/s.

Sunrise

06:17

Sunset

19:01

Water

28.1°C

Max air

28.4°C

Sky

Cloudy

75% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair 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 (53 hours)
  • Tide/current (53 hours)
  • Wind (52 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

Tue 23:00, Fri 00:00

Nearby alternatives in Bonaire

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sun 21:00 – Wed 21:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.32 around Mon 15:00; 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 1.2m to 1.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 6.18 to 8.05m/s).

Tides range from -0.19m 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
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
Mon 02:00 1.36 · high 7.00 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.36 · high 6.78 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.32 · high 6.97 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.30 · high 6.96 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.26 · high 6.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.24 · high 6.23 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.22 · high 6.18 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.20 · high 6.92 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.22 · high 7.31 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.24 · high 6.40 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.26 · high 7.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.26 · high 7.10 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.26 · high 7.20 · high 27.30 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.26 · high 6.58 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.26 · high 7.27 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.24 · high 8.05 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.24 · high 7.24 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.26 · high 7.82 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.26 · high 7.65 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.28 · high 7.80 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.28 · high 7.76 · high 27.40 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.30 · high 7.45 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.30 · high 7.76 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.30 · high 8.01 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.32 · high 7.90 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.32 · high 8.11 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.34 · high 7.51 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.36 · high 7.91 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.38 · high 7.73 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 07:00 1.40 · high 7.80 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.40 · high 7.65 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.42 · high 7.56 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.44 · high 8.27 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 11:00 1.44 · high 8.22 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 12:00 1.46 · high 8.55 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.48 · high 9.17 · high 27.30 · good poor
Tue 14:00 1.52 · high 9.31 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.54 · high 9.58 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.54 · high 9.46 · high 27.40 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.54 · high 9.22 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.54 · high 9.24 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.56 · high 9.18 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.56 · high 9.26 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.58 · high 9.13 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.58 · high 9.23 · high 27.50 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.56 · high 8.96 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.56 · high 9.10 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.56 · high 8.80 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.58 · high 8.65 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.58 · high 8.41 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.56 · high 8.28 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.54 · high 7.73 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.46 · high 7.66 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.46 · high 7.66 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.46 · high 7.61 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.46 · high 8.32 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.50 · high 8.47 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.54 · high 8.76 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.58 · high 9.01 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.58 · high 8.85 · high 27.40 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.56 · high 8.46 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.56 · high 8.37 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.54 · high 8.52 · high 27.50 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.54 · high 8.64 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.52 · high 8.71 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.52 · high 8.52 · high 27.60 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.50 · high 8.42 · high 27.60 · good poor