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Caño Island Snorkel Report Today

Costa Rica · Updated Tue 20:31 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 17:25

Caño Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Fri 07:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Fri 07:00

Main risk: Waves

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Sunrise

05:26

Sunset

17:43

Water

31.1°C

Max air

28.7°C

Sky

Cloudy

95% cloud

No good model 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

Tuesday

❌ Poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Fri 13:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Wed 12:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, sea temperature
  • Fri 12:00: Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Sea temperature (65 hours)
  • Tide/current (38 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: Wed 11:00

Wed 11:00, Thu 00:00, Thu 12:00, Fri 13:00

Nearby alternatives in Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio

81 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing current forecast

Tue 23:00 – Fri 23:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.52 around Wed 06:00; 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 1.14m to 1.24m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.58 to 3.05m/s).

Tides range from -0.64m to 1.87m; 1 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Wed 00:00 1.24 · high 0.58 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Wed 01:00 1.22 · high 0.70 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Wed 02:00 1.22 · high 0.90 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Wed 03:00 1.20 · high 1.17 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Wed 04:00 1.20 · high 1.98 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Wed 05:00 1.20 · high 2.25 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Wed 06:00 1.20 · high 1.74 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Wed 07:00 1.20 · high 1.46 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Wed 08:00 1.18 · high 1.26 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Wed 09:00 1.18 · high 0.98 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 10:00 1.18 · high 1.01 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Wed 11:00 1.18 · high 1.22 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Wed 12:00 1.18 · high 1.82 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Wed 13:00 1.18 · high 1.75 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 14:00 1.16 · high 1.26 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Wed 15:00 1.16 · high 1.66 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Wed 16:00 1.16 · high 0.96 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Wed 17:00 1.16 · high 0.78 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Wed 18:00 1.16 · high 1.96 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Wed 19:00 1.16 · high 3.05 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Wed 20:00 1.16 · high 2.55 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Wed 21:00 1.16 · high 2.46 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Wed 22:00 1.16 · high 2.26 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Wed 23:00 1.14 · high 2.04 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Thu 00:00 1.14 · high 2.11 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Thu 01:00 1.14 · high 1.85 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Thu 02:00 1.14 · high 2.05 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Thu 03:00 1.14 · high 2.06 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Thu 04:00 1.14 · high 1.85 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Thu 05:00 1.14 · high 1.55 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Thu 06:00 1.14 · high 2.09 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 07:00 1.14 · high 2.43 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 08:00 1.12 · high 2.07 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 09:00 1.12 · high 2.27 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 10:00 1.12 · high 2.73 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 11:00 1.12 · high 2.94 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 1.12 · high 2.77 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 13:00 1.12 · high 2.51 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Thu 14:00 1.12 · high 2.28 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Thu 15:00 1.12 · high 1.23 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 1.12 · high 1.70 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Thu 17:00 1.10 · high 2.26 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Thu 18:00 1.10 · high 2.64 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Thu 19:00 1.10 · high 3.30 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 1.10 · high 4.41 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 1.10 · high 3.13 · good 31.10 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 1.12 · high 3.26 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Thu 23:00 1.12 · high 2.35 · good 31.00 · out of range Fair
Fri 00:00 1.14 · high 2.11 · good 31.00 · out of range Poor
Fri 01:00 1.14 · high 2.16 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 02:00 1.14 · high 1.82 · good 30.90 · out of range Poor
Fri 03:00 1.14 · high 2.11 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 04:00 1.14 · high 1.60 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Fri 05:00 1.16 · high 2.07 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 06:00 1.16 · high 1.13 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Fri 07:00 1.16 · high 0.78 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Fri 08:00 1.18 · high 0.96 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 09:00 1.18 · high 1.66 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Fri 10:00 1.18 · high 0.61 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 11:00 1.20 · high 0.46 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 12:00 1.20 · high 1.40 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 1.20 · high 1.08 · good 30.50 · out of range Fair
Fri 14:00 1.22 · high 0.65 · good 30.60 · out of range Fair
Fri 15:00 1.22 · high 1.73 · good 30.70 · out of range Fair
Fri 16:00 1.22 · high 2.06 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Fri 17:00 1.24 · high 2.00 · good 31.10 · out of range Fair
Fri 18:00 1.24 · high 2.41 · good 31.20 · out of range Fair
Fri 19:00 1.24 · high 2.41 · good 31.20 · out of range Fair