MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Little Cayman Snorkel Report Today

Cayman Islands · Updated Sun 13:26 (EST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sun 13:26 (EST)

Little Cayman looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 17:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 3.4/10

Sun 16:00 (EST)

Later today

Poor · 3.3/10

Sun 17:00 (EST)

Next three days

Good · 5.6/10

Wed 12:00 (EST)

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

Score: 3.3/10

Best time: Sun 17:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Poor). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.9 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:15

Sunset

17:54

Water

29.8°C

Max air

28.1°C

Sky

Cloudy

99% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Wed 12:00 (1% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Wed 12:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (68 hours)
  • Darkness (39 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

Next early morning high tide: Tue 05:00

Tue 05:00, Tue 17:00

Nearby alternatives in Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman

129 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Mon 16:00 – Thu 16:00 (EST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Mon 18:00; 6 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 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 1.95 to 6.94m/s).

Tides range from 0.42m to 0.71m; 2 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
Mon 16:00 0.54 · high 3.70 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Mon 17:00 0.54 · high 2.77 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Mon 18:00 0.52 · high 2.07 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Mon 19:00 0.52 · high 6.94 · high 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 20:00 0.52 · high 1.95 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 21:00 0.52 · high 2.87 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Mon 22:00 0.52 · high 3.68 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Mon 23:00 0.54 · high 3.56 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 00:00 0.56 · high 4.68 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 01:00 0.58 · high 4.73 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 02:00 0.58 · high 4.46 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 03:00 0.58 · high 4.73 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 04:00 0.58 · high 5.74 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 05:00 0.60 · high 5.96 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 0.60 · high 4.69 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 0.64 · high 2.31 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 08:00 0.64 · high 4.08 · good 29.60 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 0.78 · high 6.12 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 10:00 0.80 · high 6.24 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 11:00 0.80 · high 6.05 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 12:00 0.82 · high 6.66 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 13:00 0.82 · high 4.08 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 14:00 0.84 · high 2.02 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 0.88 · high 3.34 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 16:00 0.90 · high 4.50 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 17:00 0.92 · high 6.53 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 18:00 0.92 · high 4.26 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 0.94 · high 6.87 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 0.92 · high 7.03 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 0.88 · high 5.75 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 0.86 · high 5.07 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 0.84 · high 4.30 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 0.84 · high 5.60 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 0.82 · high 5.27 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 0.82 · high 5.28 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 0.84 · high 5.86 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 0.84 · high 6.06 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 0.84 · high 5.93 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 0.82 · high 5.89 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 0.84 · high 7.21 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 08:00 0.86 · high 7.94 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 09:00 0.86 · high 7.92 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 10:00 0.92 · high 6.95 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 0.94 · high 7.16 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 0.96 · high 6.85 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 0.98 · high 6.85 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 14:00 0.98 · high 6.45 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 15:00 0.96 · high 6.55 · high 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 16:00 0.96 · high 5.18 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 17:00 0.96 · high 3.70 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 18:00 0.94 · high 1.49 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Wed 19:00 0.94 · high 4.06 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 0.94 · high 4.13 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 0.96 · high 5.46 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 0.96 · high 4.79 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 0.98 · high 6.03 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 1.02 · high 5.43 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 1.04 · high 7.38 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 1.10 · high 7.90 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.14 · high 8.05 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.20 · high 8.50 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.22 · high 8.24 · high 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.14 · high 8.21 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.16 · high 8.01 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.16 · high 7.16 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 09:00 1.16 · high 6.91 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.16 · high 6.91 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 1.16 · high 7.27 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 12:00 1.18 · high 7.14 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 13:00 1.16 · high 6.77 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 14:00 1.16 · high 6.55 · high 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 15:00 1.14 · high 6.46 · high 29.80 · good Poor