Champagne Reef Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 08:21

Champagne Reef looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 4.1/10

Best time: Thu 14:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Wed 10:00 (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

Partly cloudy

42% 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

  • Thu 18:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, wind
  • Wed 18:00 — Fair (0.41) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Wed 14:00 — Fair (0.40) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (39 hours)
  • Tide/current (39 hours)
  • Darkness (16 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.

Nearby alternatives in Dominica

No nearby alternatives available.

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 12:00 – Tue 12:00 (AST)

Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.21 around Sat 09:00; 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 1.74m to 1.84m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 0/24 sampled hours (range 19.6 to 25.4m/s).

Tides range from 0.17m to 0.45m; 1 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
Sat 12:00 1.82 · high 23.20 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 13:00 1.82 · high 25.00 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 14:00 1.82 · high 24.80 · high 28.20 · good poor
Sat 15:00 1.82 · high 24.40 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 16:00 1.80 · high 24.80 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 17:00 1.80 · high 24.00 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 18:00 1.78 · high 24.00 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 19:00 1.78 · high 23.80 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 20:00 1.76 · high 22.90 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sat 21:00 1.76 · high 21.80 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 22:00 1.76 · high 23.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sat 23:00 1.74 · high 21.80 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 00:00 1.74 · high 25.10 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 01:00 1.76 · high 25.40 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 02:00 1.80 · high 23.60 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 03:00 1.82 · high 24.40 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 04:00 1.82 · high 24.40 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 05:00 1.84 · high 24.60 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 06:00 1.84 · high 24.50 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.82 · high 23.70 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.82 · high 22.80 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.80 · high 22.10 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.78 · high 22.40 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.78 · high 19.60 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.76 · high 22.80 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.76 · high 24.60 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 14:00 1.76 · high 25.20 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 15:00 1.76 · high 24.60 · high 28.30 · good poor
Sun 16:00 1.76 · high 24.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 17:00 1.76 · high 24.10 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 18:00 1.76 · high 24.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 19:00 1.76 · high 23.40 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 20:00 1.76 · high 23.40 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 21:00 1.76 · high 22.90 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 22:00 1.76 · high 21.50 · high 28.40 · good poor
Sun 23:00 1.76 · high 21.90 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 1.76 · high 21.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 01:00 1.78 · high 20.20 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 02:00 1.78 · high 21.80 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 03:00 1.80 · high 20.50 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 04:00 1.80 · high 20.00 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 05:00 1.80 · high 19.40 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 06:00 1.80 · high 18.00 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 07:00 1.80 · high 18.60 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 08:00 1.78 · high 16.10 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 09:00 1.78 · high 16.00 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 10:00 1.78 · high 5.40 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 11:00 1.78 · high 5.36 · good 28.20 · good poor
Mon 12:00 1.78 · high 5.96 · high 28.20 · good poor
Mon 13:00 1.76 · high 5.95 · high 28.20 · good poor
Mon 14:00 1.76 · high 5.52 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 15:00 1.74 · high 6.28 · high 28.30 · good poor
Mon 16:00 1.72 · high 6.01 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 17:00 1.70 · high 5.92 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 18:00 1.68 · high 5.49 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 19:00 1.68 · high 5.43 · high 28.40 · good poor
Mon 20:00 1.66 · high 5.23 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 21:00 1.66 · high 5.10 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 22:00 1.64 · high 4.41 · good 28.40 · good poor
Mon 23:00 1.64 · high 3.97 · good 28.40 · good poor
Tue 00:00 1.62 · high 5.55 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 01:00 1.64 · high 5.42 · high 28.40 · good poor
Tue 02:00 1.64 · high 5.53 · high 28.30 · good poor
Tue 03:00 1.66 · high 4.81 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 04:00 1.64 · high 4.25 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 1.62 · high 4.70 · good 28.30 · good poor
Tue 06:00 1.60 · high 4.74 · good 28.30 · good poor
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