MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

Caño Island Snorkel Report Today

Costa Rica · Updated Sat 04:12 (CST) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 04:12 (CST)

Caño Island looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 08:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 05:00 (CST)

Later today

Fair · 4.2/10

Sat 08:00 (CST)

Next three days

Good · 6.1/10

Mon 09:00 (CST)

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

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Sat 08:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Sat 17:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 2.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

05:23

Sunset

17:18

Water

30.0°C

Max air

28.8°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

Good model window in the next 72 hours

Next good model window: Mon 07:00 (6% of the next 72h meets the model threshold)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

✅ Good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

The next good model window starts at Mon 07:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (55 hours)
  • Darkness (34 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: Sat 06:00

Sat 06:00, Sat 19:00, Sun 07:00, Sun 20:00, Mon 08:00, Mon 21:00

Nearby alternatives in Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio

81 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 05:00 – Fri 05:00 (CST)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.45 around Tue 11:00; 10 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 1.1m to 1.16m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 23/24 sampled hours (range 1.53 to 5.7m/s).

Tides range from -0.17m to 1.59m; 2 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 05:00 1.10 · high 3.94 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 06:00 1.10 · high 4.63 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Tue 07:00 1.10 · high 4.54 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Tue 08:00 1.10 · high 5.70 · high 29.80 · good Fair
Tue 09:00 1.10 · high 5.08 · good 29.90 · good Fair
Tue 10:00 1.10 · high 5.04 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Tue 11:00 1.12 · high 3.33 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Tue 12:00 1.12 · high 3.32 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Tue 13:00 1.12 · high 3.66 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Tue 14:00 1.12 · high 1.53 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Tue 15:00 1.12 · high 2.80 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Tue 16:00 1.12 · high 3.20 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Tue 17:00 1.12 · high 2.97 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Tue 18:00 1.12 · high 2.60 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 19:00 1.12 · high 3.05 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 20:00 1.14 · high 3.77 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Tue 21:00 1.14 · high 4.46 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 22:00 1.14 · high 4.49 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Tue 23:00 1.16 · high 5.24 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Wed 00:00 1.16 · high 4.62 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 01:00 1.16 · high 4.60 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 02:00 1.16 · high 3.82 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 03:00 1.16 · high 3.48 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 04:00 1.16 · high 5.30 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Wed 05:00 1.16 · high 3.09 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 06:00 1.16 · high 3.34 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Wed 07:00 1.16 · high 1.85 · good 29.80 · good Fair
Wed 08:00 1.18 · high 1.57 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Wed 09:00 1.18 · high 1.06 · good 30.10 · good Fair
Wed 10:00 1.18 · high 3.58 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 11:00 1.20 · high 4.12 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 12:00 1.20 · high 3.62 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Wed 13:00 1.22 · high 3.16 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Wed 14:00 1.22 · high 2.56 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Wed 15:00 1.24 · high 1.90 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Wed 16:00 1.24 · high 1.93 · good 30.40 · good Fair
Wed 17:00 1.26 · high 4.11 · good 30.30 · good Fair
Wed 18:00 1.26 · high 4.22 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Wed 19:00 1.28 · high 4.11 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 20:00 1.28 · high 4.54 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Wed 21:00 1.30 · high 4.46 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Wed 22:00 1.32 · high 4.11 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Wed 23:00 1.32 · high 3.41 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 00:00 1.34 · high 3.67 · good 29.90 · good Poor
Thu 01:00 1.34 · high 3.69 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 02:00 1.36 · high 2.84 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 03:00 1.36 · high 3.48 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 04:00 1.38 · high 1.90 · good 29.60 · good Poor
Thu 05:00 1.38 · high 2.76 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 06:00 1.38 · high 3.20 · good 29.70 · good Poor
Thu 07:00 1.40 · high 1.97 · good 29.80 · good Poor
Thu 08:00 1.40 · high 1.30 · good 30.00 · good Fair
Thu 09:00 1.44 · high 2.20 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Thu 10:00 1.44 · high 3.06 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Thu 11:00 1.46 · high 3.36 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 12:00 1.46 · high 3.49 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 13:00 1.46 · high 2.50 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 14:00 1.46 · high 2.19 · good 30.80 · out of range Fair
Thu 15:00 1.46 · high 2.93 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Thu 16:00 1.46 · high 2.74 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Thu 17:00 1.46 · high 2.61 · good 30.90 · out of range Fair
Thu 18:00 1.46 · high 1.12 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Thu 19:00 1.46 · high 1.36 · good 30.80 · out of range Poor
Thu 20:00 1.48 · high 1.70 · good 30.70 · out of range Poor
Thu 21:00 1.48 · high 1.50 · good 30.60 · out of range Poor
Thu 22:00 1.48 · high 0.95 · good 30.50 · out of range Poor
Thu 23:00 1.48 · high 1.00 · good 30.40 · good Poor
Fri 00:00 1.48 · high 1.23 · good 30.30 · good Poor
Fri 01:00 1.48 · high 0.92 · good 30.20 · good Poor
Fri 02:00 1.50 · high 0.89 · good 30.10 · good Poor
Fri 03:00 1.50 · high 0.89 · good 30.00 · good Poor
Fri 04:00 1.50 · high 1.80 · good 29.90 · good Poor