Champagne Reef Snorkel Report Today

Dominica · Updated Tue 04:16 (AST) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 03:22

Champagne Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Wed 06:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.2/10

Best time: Wed 06:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 06:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Wed 14:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.1 m/s.

Sunrise

05:45

Sunset

18:38

Water

28.5°C

Max air

29.7°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

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

3-day planner

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Wed 10:00 — Fair (0.42) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 18:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 18:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (44 hours)
  • Tide/current (44 hours)
  • Darkness (18 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 09:00.

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 Dominica

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Tue 07:00 – Fri 07:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.37 around Tue 06:00; 3 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 1.52m to 1.7m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 4.2 to 6.94m/s).

Tides range from 0.26m to 0.45m; 0 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 and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Tue 07:00 1.60 · high 4.75 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 08:00 1.62 · high 4.20 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 09:00 1.62 · high 4.87 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 10:00 1.62 · high 4.54 · good 28.30 · good fair
Tue 11:00 1.60 · high 4.82 · good 28.30 · good fair
Tue 12:00 1.60 · high 5.97 · high 28.30 · good poor
Tue 13:00 1.58 · high 5.81 · high 28.30 · good fair
Tue 14:00 1.58 · high 6.94 · high 28.30 · good poor
Tue 15:00 1.56 · high 6.73 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 16:00 1.56 · high 6.53 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 17:00 1.54 · high 6.28 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 18:00 1.54 · high 6.27 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 19:00 1.54 · high 6.07 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 20:00 1.52 · high 5.56 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 21:00 1.52 · high 5.81 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 22:00 1.52 · high 5.45 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 23:00 1.54 · high 6.17 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 00:00 1.54 · high 4.83 · good 28.40 · good poor
Wed 01:00 1.56 · high 5.60 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 02:00 1.56 · high 5.93 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 03:00 1.58 · high 5.75 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 04:00 1.62 · high 5.79 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.66 · high 6.02 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.70 · high 5.43 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.74 · high 5.70 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.76 · high 5.67 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.80 · high 5.81 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 10:00 1.80 · high 6.17 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 11:00 1.80 · high 6.55 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 12:00 1.80 · high 6.45 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 13:00 1.82 · high 6.87 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 14:00 1.82 · high 6.96 · high 28.30 · good poor
Wed 15:00 1.84 · high 7.21 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 16:00 1.82 · high 6.94 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 17:00 1.82 · high 6.92 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.80 · high 6.82 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.78 · high 6.77 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.78 · high 6.08 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.76 · high 5.97 · high 28.40 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.76 · high 5.35 · good 28.40 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.78 · high 5.85 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.78 · high 6.61 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.80 · high 6.50 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.82 · high 6.63 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.84 · high 6.05 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.84 · high 6.01 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.84 · high 6.38 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.84 · high 6.24 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.86 · high 6.59 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.86 · high 6.48 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.98 · high 6.82 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 10:00 2.00 · high 7.18 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 11:00 2.00 · high 7.23 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 12:00 2.02 · high 7.31 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 13:00 2.02 · high 7.14 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 14:00 2.00 · high 7.27 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 15:00 2.00 · high 7.36 · high 28.20 · good poor
Thu 16:00 1.98 · high 7.76 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 17:00 1.98 · high 7.97 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.96 · high 7.88 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.96 · high 7.62 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.94 · high 7.72 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.94 · high 8.22 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.96 · high 8.08 · high 28.30 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.96 · high 7.61 · high 28.30 · good poor
Fri 00:00 1.98 · high 7.53 · high 28.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.98 · high 7.51 · high 28.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 2.00 · high 7.74 · high 28.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 2.00 · high 7.77 · high 28.30 · good poor
Fri 04:00 2.00 · high 7.82 · high 28.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 2.00 · high 8.25 · high 28.20 · good poor
Fri 06:00 2.00 · high 7.99 · high 28.20 · good poor