Can you snorkel in Grand Cayman today?

Conditions look marginal right now — no clearly safe snorkeling window is forecast in Grand Cayman over the next 72 hours. Check the hourly table for the calmest period.

What is the best time of day to snorkel in Grand Cayman?

Snorkel during daylight, ideally in the morning before the wind picks up, and around high slack tide when water is clearest and currents are weakest. SnorkelForecast scores every daylight hour in Grand Cayman so you can pick the calmest window.

What is the best tide for snorkeling?

High slack tide — within about an hour of the high-tide peak when currents are weakest — is the safest, clearest window. Strong low tides, strong tidal flow near channels or headlands, and large tidal-range days reduce score.

Grand Cayman Snorkel Report Today

Cayman Islands · Updated Tue 04:14 (EST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Thu 02:49

Grand Cayman looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.8/10

Best time: Thu 08:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Thu 08:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Thu 16:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 4.7 m/s.

Email me when it is good

Sunrise

05:58

Sunset

19:04

Water

29.8°C

Max air

30.1°C

Sky

Clear

5% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Thu 13:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves
Thu 15:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves
Thu 12:00 — Fair (0.48) · still limited by waves

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

Waves (20 hours)
Tide/current (12 hours)
Darkness (7 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 31/100

Low peak drift risk around Thu 17:00.

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.

Nearby alternatives in Cayman Islands

Little Cayman

129 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Tue 02:00; 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 1.16m to 1.32m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 14.9 to 25.6m/s).

Tides range from 0.26m to 0.5m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview

Tue 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Tue 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 18:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 19:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 20:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 21:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 22:00 poor ❌ Limited

Wed 23:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 00:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 01:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 02:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 03:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 04:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 05:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 06:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 07:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 08:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 09:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 10:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 11:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 12:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 13:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 14:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 15:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 16:00 poor ❌ Limited

Thu 17:00 poor ❌ Limited

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 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).

Detailed hourly data table

Time	Wave (m)	Wind (m/s)	Sea temp (°C)	Status
Tue 07:00	1.24 · high	20.60 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 08:00	1.26 · high	20.00 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 09:00	1.28 · high	22.80 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 10:00	1.30 · high	25.60 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 11:00	1.30 · high	21.90 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 12:00	1.32 · high	22.00 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 13:00	1.30 · high	20.50 · high	29.30 · good	poor
Tue 14:00	1.30 · high	20.70 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 15:00	1.28 · high	20.20 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Tue 16:00	1.26 · high	18.70 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 17:00	1.22 · high	17.80 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Tue 18:00	1.20 · high	17.50 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 19:00	1.20 · high	17.10 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 20:00	1.20 · high	17.10 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Tue 21:00	1.20 · high	16.10 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 22:00	1.20 · high	16.80 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Tue 23:00	1.18 · high	17.80 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 00:00	1.18 · high	17.60 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 01:00	1.18 · high	16.00 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 02:00	1.18 · high	17.10 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 03:00	1.18 · high	15.70 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Wed 04:00	1.18 · high	16.40 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Wed 05:00	1.16 · high	15.00 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Wed 06:00	1.16 · high	14.90 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Wed 07:00	1.16 · high	13.60 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Wed 08:00	1.16 · high	13.60 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Wed 09:00	1.16 · high	14.30 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 10:00	1.16 · high	14.60 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 11:00	1.16 · high	14.90 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 12:00	1.16 · high	15.10 · high	29.40 · good	poor
Wed 13:00	1.16 · high	14.30 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Wed 14:00	1.18 · high	15.90 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Wed 15:00	1.18 · high	17.80 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Wed 16:00	1.18 · high	18.00 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Wed 17:00	1.16 · high	19.20 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 18:00	1.16 · high	18.10 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Wed 19:00	1.14 · high	18.00 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 20:00	1.14 · high	16.90 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 21:00	1.12 · high	16.60 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 22:00	1.10 · high	17.20 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Wed 23:00	1.08 · high	18.30 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 00:00	1.06 · high	13.90 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 01:00	1.06 · high	13.20 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 02:00	1.04 · high	16.60 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 03:00	1.04 · high	17.10 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 04:00	1.04 · high	17.60 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Thu 05:00	1.02 · high	14.80 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Thu 06:00	1.02 · high	18.40 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Thu 07:00	1.02 · high	16.90 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 08:00	1.02 · high	20.50 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 09:00	1.02 · high	19.50 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 10:00	1.02 · high	19.30 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 11:00	1.04 · high	18.60 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 12:00	1.04 · high	19.40 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 13:00	1.04 · high	17.20 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 14:00	1.04 · high	18.70 · high	29.50 · good	poor
Thu 15:00	1.04 · high	15.30 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Thu 16:00	1.04 · high	18.40 · high	29.60 · good	poor
Thu 17:00	1.04 · high	17.50 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 18:00	1.04 · high	16.60 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Thu 19:00	1.04 · high	16.60 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 20:00	1.02 · high	17.10 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 21:00	1.02 · high	17.30 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 22:00	1.04 · high	18.10 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Thu 23:00	1.04 · high	19.00 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 00:00	1.06 · high	19.70 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 01:00	1.08 · high	20.30 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 02:00	1.10 · high	20.70 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 03:00	1.12 · high	17.90 · high	29.80 · good	poor
Fri 04:00	1.12 · high	17.50 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 05:00	1.12 · high	16.70 · high	29.70 · good	poor
Fri 06:00	1.12 · high	18.70 · high	29.70 · good	poor